Enlisted as a Sergeant Major on 10 September 1861 at the age of 31

Enlisted in Company S, 9th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 15 October 1861.

Promoted to Full Lieutenant 2nd Class on 10 December 1861 effective 15 December 1861

Transfered on 15 December 1861 from company S to company A

Promoted to Full Quartermaster on 01 January 1862

POW on 13 July 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN

Promoted to Full Lieutenant 1st Class on 22 September 1862 effective 12 February 1863

Exchanged on 03 December 1862

Promoted to Full Quartermaster on 02 June 1864

Promoted to Full Captain on 22 August 1864 effective 15 October 1864 (/As of Co. I/)

Discharged Company S, 9th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 14 March 1865