Born in Germany. A resident of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota when he enlisted in the 1st Minnesota Infantry for three years at St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Mustered in as a Private in Company A at St. Paul, Minnesota on 24 Mar 1864. Mustered out at Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana on 14 Jul 1865. Discharged with his Company at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. A member of Custer Post No. 6 of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. A Delegate to the 1914 Encampment of the Department of Washington and Alaska. Died in Tacoma, Washington. His headstone incorrectly indicates his middle initial is "A"; it is actually "M".