Enlisted in Company B, 102nd Ohio Infantry as 1st Sergeant on 9 August 1862 a the age of 29. Promoted 2nd Lieutenant on 20 December 1862. Promoted 1st Lieutenant on 23 April 1864 and transferred to Company C, 102nd Ohio Infantry.Mustered Out on 30 June 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. See Additional Unit: Company B, 102nd Ohio Infantry