Rank: Private
Unit: C Co, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: August 26, 1864 in New York City, New York. He was 22.
Date of birth: 1834
Hometown: Lawrence, Indiana
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 21 December 1866
Age at death: 32
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Peno Creek, Dakota Territory (Wyoming)
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Place of interment: Fort Phil Kearney Post Cemetery in Johnson County, Wyoming (not listed as moved with the other remains)
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Notes: Fetterman Massacre
He stood 5’7 1/2″ with blue eyes, auburn hair, and ruddy complexion.