Rank: Private
Unit: F Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: November 21, 1896 in Fort Riley, Kansas. He was 24 yrs 11 mos. It was his third enlistment.
Date of birth: 1871
Hometown: Monterey County, Illinois
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Spanish American War
Died: 30 August 1898
Age at death: 26 or 27
Cause of death: Uremia
Location of fatality: Camp Wikoff, New York
Place of interment: Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York
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Note: Original enlistment was September 26, 1890 at Fort Riley, Kansas into C Trp, 7th Cavalry. He was 18 yrs 9 mos. He was discharged on March 26, 1893 at Carrizo, Texas and held the rank of private.
Second enlistment on August 7, 1893 at Fort Worth, Texas into C Co, 23rd Infantry. He was 21 yrs 8 mos. He was discharged November 6, 1896 at Fort Clark and held the rank of private.
He stood 5’6¼” with blue eyes, flaxen hair, and light complexion.