Born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Enlisted in the 1st Oregon Infantry for three years at La Grande, Union County, Oregon. Mustered in as a Private in Company K at Fort Dalles, Oregon the same day he enlisted. From Apr 1865 to May 1866 worked as a teamster going between Fort Dalles, Oregon and Camp Watson, Oregon. Mustered out with his Company at Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory on 25 Jun 1866. A member of G. K. Warren Post No. 21 of North Yamhill, Yamhill County, Oregon. Served the Post as Sergeant Major in 1891. Died aboard a Southern Pacific train in Lane County, Oregon.