IL 53rd Inf Co C. Residence: Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois. Born in Litchfield County, Ohio. Civil War: Farmer. Age 23. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 6 Jun 1862 at Ottawa. Mustered there. Private. Re-enlisted for three years on 5 Jan 1864 at Milldale, Mississippi. Mustered 1 Feb 1864 at Hebron, Mississippi. Killed by guerrillas near New Castle, Kentucky, on 26 Jun 1865, after having surrendered. Sources: (ILSA reel 5 p16)
