Rank: Private
Unit: B Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: January 9, 1846 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 27.
Hometown: Cavan, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Tailor
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 16 July 1848
Location of fatality: Vera Cruz, Mexico
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