He was born in 1831/32 (2 (30 in 1862), 3 (30 in 1862)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2).
When he enlisted, he was a cle[rk] (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 5 August 1862 (1, 2, 3), in the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry (4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Pierce (2, 3). He was mustered into service as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3).
He deserted. He reported on 1 April 1863 under the President's proclamation (2).
He was not accounted for when the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry mustered out (4). However, he seems to have been transferred to the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry, on 2 June 1865 (2, 6; note that 1 does not mention the transfer). He was a private in company C of the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 6).
He deserted on 14 June 1865, near Washington, DC (1, 3). He was a private, in company C (6).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Richard P Fries)
2 company C, descriptive roll, entry 177 (Richard P Fries)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 14 July 2004 (Richard P Fries)
4 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'One hundred eighteenth regiment', volume 3, page 1323. (Richard Fries)
5 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 110 (Richard P Fries)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Richard P Fries)