Rank: Private
Unit: E Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: April 27, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 25.
Hometown: Neudorf, Germany
Occupation prior to enlistment: Carpenter
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 3 June 1883
Cause of death: Drowned
Location of fatality: Fort Keogh, Montana Territory
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