He came to Kentucky with his parents as a teenager, and served in the 22nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was commissioned captain of the Company B of the regiment, and was later promoted to the ranks of major and lieutenant colonel.
He came to Kentucky with his parents as a youth, and served in the 22nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was appointed captain of Company B in the regiment, and later rose through the ranks to become major and lieutenant colonel.