Rank: Sergeant
Unit: B Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: May 10, 1894 in Fort Bowie, Arizona Territory. He was 46 yrs 6 mos. It was his sixth enlistment.
Date of birth: 1847
Hometown: Providence, Rhode Island
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Spanish American War
Died: 3 May 1899
Age at death: 51 or 52
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Location of fatality: Santa Clara, Cuba
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Place of interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia
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Note: Original enlistment was March 27, 1869 in New York City, New York into D Co, 4th Cavalry. He was 22. He was discharged on March 27, 1874 at Fort Clark, Texas for expiration of service and held the rank of private.
Second enlistment was April 3, 1874 in San Antonio, Texas into D Co, 4th Cavalry. He was 27. He was discharged on April 3, 1879, at Camp Lancaster, Texas for expiration of service and held the rank of private.
Third enlistment was April 28, 1879 in San Antonio, Texas into H Co, 8th Cavalry. He was 32. He was discharged on April 27, 1884 at Camp Del Rio, Texas for expiration of service and held the rank of private.
Fourth enlistment was May 8, 1884 in New York, New York into B Trp, 2d Cavalry. He was 37. He was discharged on May 7, 1889 at Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory for expiration of service and held the rank of private.
Third enlistment was May 9, 1889 at Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory into B Trp, 2d Cavalry. He was 42. He was discharged on May 8, 1894 at Fort Bowie, Arizona Territory for expiration of service and held the rank of private.
He stood 5’8″ with blue eyes, dark brown hair, and medium complexion.