Rank: Private
Unit: C Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: June 27, 1849 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 26.
Hometown: Limerick, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 3 March 1850
Age at death: 26 yrs
Cause of death: Killed in action – shot by Indians
Location of fatality: Chacon Creek, Texas
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