Delaney, John

Rank: Private

Unit: C Co, 2d Cavalry

Enlisted: December 13, 1876 in Buffalo, New York. He was 25.

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

Occupation prior to enlistment: Painter

Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)

Died: 28 November 1877

Cause of death: Disease

Location of fatality: Big Horn Post (Fort Custer), Montana Territory, (Custer, Montana)

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Place of interment: Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency in Big Horn County, Montana