After being commissioned a second lieutenant, he fought in several battles that took place in Louisiana, and reached the rank of major of volunteers in the 62nd New York Volunteer Infantry by the end of the war.
After being commissioned a second lieutenant in November 1862, he fought in several battles that took place in Louisiana. He reached the rank of major of volunteers in the 62nd New York Volunteer Infantry on January 1,1865, three months before the end of the war.