WI 15th Inf. Residence: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 19. Enlisted for three years on 1 Jan 1862 at Milwaukee and was immediately appointed Quartermaster Sergeant. Mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 13 Feb 1862. Discharged from the service for disability on 20 May 1862. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 boxes 76-2, 78-1; red book vol 20 p4) (Buslett p332)