Rank: Private
Unit: K Co, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: September 12, 1872 in Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory. He was 36.
Date of birth: 1836
Hometown: Derry, Ireland
Previous occupation: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 11 February 1874
Age at death: 36 or 37
Cause of death: Dropsy of pericardium
Location of fatality: Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory
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Place of interment: Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska
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Note: He stood 5’9½” with grey eyes, brown hair, and dark complexion.
Original enlistment was 12 September 1867 into Company K, 2d Cavalry in Washington, D.C. at the age of 31 yrs. He was discharged on September 12, 1872 at Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory for expiration of service and held the rank of private. He re-enlisted in the same company on the same day.