Rank: Corporal
Unit: G Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: December 24, 1866 in Detroit, Michigan. He was 31.
Hometown: Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 27 June 1867
Age at death: 31 yrs
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Fort Wallace, Kansas
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Place of interment: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Note: His grave stone states he was in the 7th Cavalry.