Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Lutes sonyere ndị agha site na Geddes, New York na March 1864. Na-eje ozi na 111th New York Infantry, e jidere ya na
Agha nke Abụọ nke Ream's Station, ma emesịa hapụ ya ma bulie ya n'ọkwa nke Corporal. Mgbe ndị agha ya gbasasịrị na 1865, a kpọfere ya na 4th US Artillery Regiment.