A Civil War veteran, he enlisted and mustered into federal service at Lancaster August 19, 1864, as a private with Co. A, 203rd Pennsylvania Infantry, rising to the rank of sergeant. He received a $450 bounty for enlisting, which he gave to his parents. He was killed in action "on the edge of the ditch" during the assault on Fort Fisher.
His first name was sometimes given as "Augustus."
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted and mustered into federal service at Lancaster August 19, 1864, as a private with Co. A, 203rd Pennsylvania Infantry, rising to the rank of sergeant. He received a $450 bounty for enlisting, which he gave to his parents. He was killed in action "on the edge of the ditch" during the assault on Fort Fisher.
His first name was sometimes given as "Augustus."
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