He enlisted in 51 NC Infantry on February 14, 1863 at Wilmington, NC under Captain Hobson. He died July 6, 1864 at Brigade Hospital with wounds from the trenches near Petersburg, Virginia.
The Battle of New Bern was fought during the American Civil War from February 1–3, 1864. The battle resulted in a failure to Confederate forces trying to recapture the coastal town of New Bern which had been lost to the Union Army in 1862.
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