Rank: Private
Unit: G Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: November 26, 1847 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was 21.
Hometown: Scott County, Illinois
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 6 April 1848
Location of fatality: Jalapa, Mexico
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