Rank: Private
Unit: A Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: June 18, 1875 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was 30.
Date of birth: 1845
Hometown: New York, New York
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 25 April 1878
Age at death: 32 or 33
Cause of death: Heart disease
Location of fatality: Fort Keogh, Montana Territory
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Place of interment: Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency in Big Horn County, Montana
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Note: He stood 5’9¾” with grey eyes, light hair, and fair complexion.