Rank: Private
Unit: L Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: November 1, 1898 in Columbus Barracks, Ohio. He was 22 yrs 1 mos. It was his second enlistment.
Date of birth: 30 August 1878
Hometown: Bedford County, Iowa
Occupation prior to enlistment: Woodsman
Campaign: Spanish American War
Died: 25 December 1899
Age at death: 22
Cause of death: Sickness
Location of fatality: Placetas Barracks, Cuba
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Place of interment: New Paris Community Cemetery in New Paris, Pennsylvania
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Note: Original enlistment H Btry, 1st Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery from 1898 to 1898.
He was 5’7¼” with brown eyes, dark brown hair, and fair complexion.