A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts, February 27, 1864, and mustered into federal service at Readville, Sussex County, Massachusetts, March 4 as a private with Co. G, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry. The army withheld $2.50 pay for lost canteen and bayonet, and on August 11, 1865, detached him as a laborer on the military railroads. He honorably discharged with his company October 31, 1865, at Clarksville, Texas.
He died at his son Christian's home from "uremia" with "paralysis" a contributing factor.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts, February 27, 1864, and mustered into federal service at Readville, Sussex County, Massachusetts, March 4 as a private with Co. G, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry. The army withheld $2.50 pay for lost canteen and bayonet, and on August 11, 1865, detached him as a laborer on the military railroads. He honorably discharged with his company October 31, 1865, at Clarksville, Texas.
He died at his son Christian's home from "uremia" with "paralysis" a contributing factor.
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