Rank: Sergeant
Unit: B Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: July 25, 1898 in Tampa, Florida. He was 33 yrs. It was his third Army enlistment and fifth enlistment in the military.
Date of birth: June 1865
Hometown: Dixon, Illinois
Campaign: Spanish American War
Died: 11 December 1899
Age at death: 33 or 34
Cause of death: Heart disease
Location of fatality: Santa Clara, Cuba
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Place of interment: San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco, California
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Notes: Chief Bugler of the Regiment from June 7 to July 2, 1898 and July 28, 1898 to date unknown.
Original Army enlistment was 13 March 1865 into 1st Artillery in San Francisco, CA at the age of 21. He was a musician that stood 5′ 10 3/4″ with grey eyes, brown hair, and fair complexion. He completed this enlistment on 12 March 1890 and held the rank of Private.
His next enlistment was into the US Navy for two tours (1899-91 and 1891-94). He was station on the USS Independence. He was discharged in 1894 and held the rank of 2nd Class Musician.
His second Army enlistment was 25 July 1895 into Band, 2nd Cavalry in San Francisco, CA at the age of 30. He stood 5′ 9 3/4″ with grey eyes, brown hair, and fair complexion. He completed this enlistment on 24 July 1898 and held the rank of Chief Trumpter.