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	Enlisted	20 May 1862 at New York City
	Discharged	transfered into "I" Co, 48th NY Infantry 30 January 1864
	Enlisted	transfered from Independant Regiment
	Discharged	Mustered Out on 5 June 1865 at New Berne, NC
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Biography :

First admitted in Steuben, New York Soldiers' home on june 25, 1884, 68 y.o. a confectioner, stated being born Germany, his nearest relative being Anna Kirtley, 177 Delany St., New York  city. When transferred to Central Branch on August 1885, he stated being a single with no relatives.  

The regimental records said he was wounded in action May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. But, when entering the Soldiers' Home, he stated having been wounded at the battle of Olustee, Florida, on February 20, 1864, where his regiment loss 44 in killed, wounded and missing. He died at the Home on June 2, 1895 and is buried in the Home cemetery Section I, row 8, grave 34. No other information.

Sources :
Francis Balace : Officiers Belges d'un corps franc New-Yorkais "Les Enfants Perdus".
Civil War Research and Genealogy Database
Central Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Dayton,  Ohio