Rank: Private
Unit: K Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: June 17, 1844 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 26.
Hometown: Hesse, Germany
Occupation prior to enlistment: Druggist
Campaign: Mexican American War
Died: 22 September 1847
Age at death: 29
Cause of death: Died of wounds received in action
Location of fatality: Mexico City, Mexico
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