Enlisted as a Private on 29 Juy 1861 in Northampton County, NC at the age of 34.
Enlisted in Company N, 12 Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 29 July 1861
Transferred to Company C, 32nd Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 15 October 1861
Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster (NCRosterC) Published in 1993