Rank: Private
Unit: E Co, 2d Dragoons
Reenlisted: June 23, 1849 in New York, New York. He was 23.
Hometown: Berne, Switzerland
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 25 January 1852
Age at death: 25 yrs
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Laguna Jornado Del Muerto, New Mexico
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Note: Private Luther’s death is cited in the book:
Also killed in the same Laguna Jornado Del Muerto Apache Expedition were Privates Collins, Dayley, Joyce, and Leland.