He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He entered the Union Army on August 30, 1862, as captain of Company F, One Hundred and Forty-ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted to major of that regiment on February 25, 1865, and served until honorably discharged on July 25, 1865.
He became a lawyer in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and then joined the Union Army as a captain in August 1862. He was promoted to major of his regiment in February 1865 and served until he was honorably discharged in July 1865.