Rank: Private
Unit: E Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: June 4, 1845 in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He was 24.
Occupation prior to enlistment: Wagon maker
Campaign: Mexican American War
Died: 9 May 1846
Age at death: 24
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Resaca De La Palma, Texas
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Place of interment: Palo Alto Battlefield in Brownsville, Texas
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