Rank: Private
Unit: H Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: September 19, 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 25.
Date of birth: 1851
Hometown: Monaghan, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Teamster
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 16 March 1877
Age at death: 25 or 26
Cause of death: Apoplexy
Location of fatality: Fort Ellis, Montana Territory
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Place of interment: Fort Missoula Cemetery in Missoula, Montana
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Note: He stood 5’63/4″ with blues eyes, brown hair, and fair complexion.