Rank: Private
Unit: E Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: November 7, 1897 in Fort Wingate, New Mexico. He was 29 yrs 3 mos. It was his third enlistment.
Date of birth: 1868
Hometown: Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
Occupation prior to enlistment: Whip maker
Campaign: Spanish American War
Died: 9 January 1898
Age at death: 29 or 30
Cause of death: Injuries received in fall from railroad train
Location of fatality: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Place of interment: Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Note: Original enlistment was November 7, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania into E Trp, 2d Cavalry. He was 21 yrs 3 mos. He was discharged: November 6, 1894 at Fort Wingate, New Mexico for expiration of service and held the rank of private.
Second enlistment was November 7, 1894 at Fort Wingate, New Mexico into E Trp, 2d Cavalry. He was 26 yrs 3 mos. He was discharged: November 6, 1897 at Fort Wingate, New Mexico for expiration of service and held the rank of private.
He stood 5’6½” with blue eyes, dark brown hair, and ruddy complexion.