Born at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, June 25, 1848; came with his parents to Henry county, Indiana, in 1850, and in 1857 to Hancock county, and that has ever since been his home. He was a recruit in the winter of 1864 to Company B, and being only 15 years old was soon called "Company B's baby." He was one of the forty men of Company B detailed for the picket line at Dallas, May 28, 1864, and passed through that terrific fight where all but seventeen of the forty were killed, wounded or captured. He escaped but was slightly wounded the next day, the 29th. He was in every battle of the company, health always good, never missed a detail for duty and marched every foot of the way, via Savannah to Washington, and was not 17 years old when mustered out at close of war. He was of German-Irish stock and a true soldier. He has a wife and daughter and a pleasant home. In the record of incidents one will be found from his pen that gives a view of the unwritten side of a soldier's life. His address is Wilkinson, Indiana.
Born at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, June 25, 1848; came with his parents to Henry county, Indiana, in 1850, and in 1857 to Hancock county, and that has ever since been his home. He was a recruit in the winter of 1864 to Company B, and being only 15 years old was soon called "Company B's baby." He was one of the forty men of Company B detailed for the picket line at Dallas, May 28, 1864, and passed through that terrific fight where all but seventeen of the forty were killed, wounded or captured. He escaped but was slightly wounded the next day, the 29th. He was in every battle of the company, health always good, never missed a detail for duty and marched every foot of the way, via Savannah to Washington, and was not 17 years old when mustered out at close of war. He was of German-Irish stock and a true soldier. He has a wife and daughter and a pleasant home. In the record of incidents one will be found from his pen that gives a view of the unwritten side of a soldier's life. His address is Wilkinson, Indiana.
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Photos and bio are from the book 'New History of the 99th Indiana Infantry' by Daniel R. Lucas. This book was published in 1900, so the information is in the public domain and is used here freely within the scope of US copyright law.
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