Collins, William

Rank: Private

Unit: G Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: August 28, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was 34.

Date of birth: 1805

Hometown: Alexandria, Washington D.C.

Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 13 February 1841

Cause of death: Disease unknown

Location of fatality: Fort Shannon, Florida

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Place of interment: Saint Augustine National Cemetery in Saint Augustine, Florida

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