Born in New Hampshire. Enlisted in the 1st Michigan Sharp Shooters for three years at Hager, Berrien County, Michigan. Mustered in as a Private in Company I on 22 Oct 1862. Mustered out at Delaney House, Washington, DC. A member of Custer Post No. 6 of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. Served as a Delegate to the 1914 Encampment of the Department of Washington and Alaska, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Died in Tacoma, Washington.