Born in Pennsylvania. A resident of Butler County, Pennsylvania when he enlisted in the 137th Pennsylvania Infantry for nine months at Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania. Mustered in as a Private in Company G at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on 25 Aug 1862. Mustered out with his Company. A member of Custer Post No. 6 of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. Elected as an Alternate to the 1914 Encampment of the Department of Washington and Alaska. Died at the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting, Pierce County, Washington. He is buried in a G.A.R. section of the cemetery.