Private, Co. B. Born in Bertie Co., NC. Enlisted 26 Jan 64 at New Bern, NC at age 32 from Bertie Co., NC. Captured 20 April 64 at Plymouth, NC. Held captive in the Plymouth Jail until Oct 64. Then transferred to Goldsboro, Raleigh and Petersburg prisons. Held captive until his escape 25 March 65.