Rank: Private
Unit: K Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: August 6, 1848 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was 31.
Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia
Occupation prior to enlistment: Cooper
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 25 January 1852
Age at death: 33 yrs
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Laguna Jornado Del Muerto, New Mexico
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Note: Private Dayley’s death is cited in the book:
Also killed in the same Laguna Jornado Del Muerto Apache Expedition were Privates Collins, Joyce, Leland, and Luther.