Born in Cherokee County, Alabama. Enlisted in the 1st Alabama Cavalry for three years at Rome, Georgia. Mustered in as a Private in Company A at Rome, Georgia the same day he enlisted. On 20 Feb 1865 wounded in action and sent to U.S. General Hospital, Wilmington, North Carolina. Company A mustered out at Huntsville, Alabama on 20 Oct 1865. A member of Donelson Post No. 26 of Sheridan, Yamhill County, Oregon. Admitted to the Oregon Soldiers Home at Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon on 22 Jum 1911 where he would die in one of the cottages on the grounds.