Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Lutes akanyoresa muuto kubva kuGeddes, New York muna March 1864. Achibatira ne111th New York Infantry, akabatwa pa
Hondo Yechipiri yeReam's Station, asi gare gare akabudiswa uye akasimudzirwa kuva Corporal. Apo hurumende yake yakaparara muna 1865, akaendeswa ku4th US Artillery Regiment.