Rank: Private
Unit: E Co, 2d Dragoons
Reenlisted: April 1, 1845 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 31. It was his third enlistment.
Date of birth: 1814
Hometown: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Campaign: Mexican American War
Died: 9 May 1846
Age at death: 31 or 32
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Resaca De La Palma, Texas
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Place of interment: Palo Alto Battlefield in Brownsville, Texas
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Note: Original enlistment was in 1837 in 1st Artillery.
2nd Enlistment was in 1840 in 1st and 3d Artillery.
He stood 5’8 with grey eyes, dark hair, and ruddy complexion.
Private Cantwell’s death is cited in the book:
Also killed were Lieutenant Inge, Sergeant Muley, Privates Atherton, Bates, Manning, Pope, Tucker, and Wilson. Ten enlisted men were wounded, enlisted men. Additionally, 18 horses were killed and 10 were wounded.