Enlisted 13 June 1860, at Fort Kearny, Nebraska, for 5 years. Enlisting officer Capt. Bee. Killed in action in the Battle of the Wilderness, 6 May 1864.
He had grey eyes, light hair, light skin, and was 5 foot 9.
Sources
↑ Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
↑ Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, compiled 1860–1889. 18 volumes. ARC ID: 1226156. Records of the Adjutant General's Office. Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
"United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-Y24X : 3 March 2021), Richard Gregg, 13 Jun 1860; citing p. 281, volume 141, Fort Kearny, , , United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 75; FHL microfilm 1,465,960.
"United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRQH-BL3 : 12 March 2018), Richard Gregg, 13 Jun 1860; citing p. 94, volume 55, Fort Kearny, , Nebraska, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 27; FHL microfilm 350,333.
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