Born at Vermont. A resident of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island when he enlisted. Mustered in as a Private, 4 Sep 1862. Wounded in action (gunshot) at Fredericksburg, Virginia 13 Dec 1862. Hospitalized and discharged at Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island on a surgeon's certificate of disability, 8 Jun 1863. He relocated to Preston Lake, Renville County, Minnesota by 1870 where he farmed. He married Alice Winter in Minnesota about 1873. By 1890 he was a resident of Township 12, Oklahoma Territory where he continued farming. By 1904 he settled at Benton County, Washington where he was a charter member of Maj. Johnson Post No. 114 at Prosser, Benton County, Washington. He served the post as Commander in 1904 and 1905. He died at Prosser, Washington.