Kammala wannan magana: An haifi Jarvis a ranar 27 ga Yuni, 1845 a Afirka, Ohio. A lokacin yakin basasa na Amurka, ya yi aiki tare da 23rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment na Union Army. Ayyukan da ya halarci sun hada da
Yaƙin Grand Gulf, Yaƙin Port Gibson, Yaƙin Jackson, Mississippi, Yaƙin Champion Hill, Yaƙin Babban Black River Bridge, Siege na Vicksburg da Yaƙin Spanish Fort.