Rank: Private
Unit: H Co, 2d Dragoons
Reenlisted: February 7, 1845 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 28. It was his second enlistment.
Date of birth: 1817
Hometown: Kent, Maine
Occupation prior to enlistment: Shoemaker
Campaign: Texas Occupation
Died: 24 December 1845
Age at death: 27 or 28
Cause of death: Diarrhea
Location of fatality: Corpus Christi, Texas
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Place of interment: Old Bayview Cemetery in Corpus Christi, Texas
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Note: Original enlistment was November 9, 1839 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania into H Trp, 2d Dragoons. He was 23. He was discharged on November 9, 1844 at Fort Jesup, Louisiana for expiration of service and held the rank of rank sergeant.
He stood 5’8¼” with hazel eyes, dark hair, and fair complexion.