WI 19th Inf Co K. Residence: Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Married. Age 42. Enlisted for three years on 21 Apr 1862 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mustered 30 Apr 1862 at Racine, Wisconsin. Private. Discharged from the service 23 Sep 1863 at Newport News, Virginia, so that he could accept a commission as Second Lieutenant of the Seventh U.S. Colored troops. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 97-17; red book vol 24)
