Rank: Private
Unit: K Co, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: January 18, 1876 in Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory. He was 28. It was his second.
Date of birth: 1847
Hometown: Yarmouth, New Hampshire
Occupation prior to enlistment: Painter
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 14 October 1876
Age at death: 28 or 29
Cause of death: Killed in action by Indians
Location of fatality: Richard Creek, Wyoming Territory
Place of interment: Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska
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Note: He stood 5′ 9 1/4″ with blue eyes, light hair, and fair complexion.
Original enlistment was August 4, 1869 in Toledo, Ohio into Company A, 14th Infantry. He was 21 yrs. He was discharged August 4, 1874 at Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory for expiration of service and held the of private.
The Cheyenne Daily Leader no. 25 October 18, 1876, page 3, Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory From the North…The remains of Private Tasker, company K, Second cavalry, killed in an encounter with the Indians, while trying to recover stock stolen on the north branch of the Richard, was brought in to Hunton’s ranch Monday afternoon. The body was not mutilated in any way, but was stripped of all clothing except stockings. It was sent to Fort Laramie with an escort.