During the American Civil War, he enlisted as a private in Company K, Ninety-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in October 1861, for three years, and reenlisted May 1864. He was honorably discharged in December 1864.
During the American Civil War, he enlisted as a private in Company K of the Ninety-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in October 1861 for three years. He re-enlisted in May 1864 and was honorably discharged in December 1864.