Rank: Recruit
Unit: 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: December 20, 1858 in New York, New York. He was 17.
Hometown: Wexford, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Musician
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 31 August 1859
Cause of death: Accidentally shot himself
Location of fatality: Prairie, Utah Territory