Rank: Private
Unit: K Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: May 11, 1872 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 21.
Date of birth: 1851
Hometown: Easton, Pennsylvania
Occupation prior to enlistment: Blacksmith
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 6 June 1874
Age at death: 22 or 23
Cause of death: Accidental discharge of pistol
Location of fatality: Fort Laramie, Nebraska Territory (Wyoming)
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Place of interment: Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska
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Note: He stood 5′ 8 1/2″ with brown eyes, red hair, and ruddy complexion.