Rank: Private
Unit: F Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: August 14, 1885 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was 35. It was his third enlistment.
Date of birth: 1850
Hometown: Prussia, Germany
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 18 March 1887
Age at death: 36 or 37
Cause of death: Suicide with gun.
Location of fatality: Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory
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Place of interment: Fort Walla Walla Military Cemetery in College Place, Washington
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Note: He stood 5’9¼” with blue eyes, light hair, and fair complexion.
Original enlistment was in Company I, 8th Cavalry 1875-80;
Second enlistment was in Company/Troop M, 8th Cavalry and Troop G, 1st Cavalry 1880-85.