Rank: Private
Unit: C Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: December 1, 1873 in Omaha Barracks, Nebraska. He was 21.
Date of birth: 1852
Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 21 January 1877
Age at death: 24 or 25
Cause of death: Acute rheumatism
Location of fatality: Camp Stambaugh, Wyoming Territory
Place of interment: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
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Note: He stood 5’11” with black eyes, auburn hair, and dark complexion.
Originally buried at Camp Stambaugh Post Cemetery in Fremont County, Wyoming Territory, removed to Fort Washakie Post Cemetery and in 1907 disinterred and reinterred at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.