He served as a Captain during the Mexican war. He enlisted on 4/19/1861 into the US volunteers General staff. On 11/21/1861, he was commissioned as Colonel of the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He died in 1900 and is buried in Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania.
I was not given any other provenance other than this verbal history. I still found it to be interesting however. This sash measures approximately 125" long and 3 1/2" wide with a couple of small snags as shown and a slight plum color through out.