Military officer; born in
Burlington, N. J., Sept. 5, 1793; served in the
War of 1812-15, taking part in the engagements at
Plattsburg,
Queenston, and Lund's Lane.
He endeavored to enlist
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for the
Mexican War, but being rejected on account of his age went with the army as a teamster.
In 1863, when the
Confederate scouts entered
Gettysburg, he joined a party to oppose them, but was turned back by the
National cavalry.
He took an active part in the subsequent
battle of Gettysburg, and when the report of his participation reached the
Northern States it aroused much interest and he was hailed as the “hero of
Gettysburg.”
He died in
Gettysburg, Pa., Feb. 7, 1872.
