Rank: Private
Unit: E Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: December 21, 1844 in Fort Jesup, Louisiana. He was 22.
Hometown: Rensselaer, New York
Occupation prior to enlistment: Dentist
Campaign: Mexican American War
Died: 8 September 1847
Age at death: 24
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Molino del Rey, Mexico
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Place of interment: Old Pioneer Cemetery in Alexandria, Ohio
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