Rank: Private
Unit: D Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: November 13, 1865 in Leavenworth, Kansas. He was 19.
Hometown: Clay County, Indiana
Occupation prior to enlistment: Teamster
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 25 December 1865
Cause of death: Congestive fever
Location of fatality: Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory
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