Rank: Private
Unit: G Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: April 9, 1858 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 21.
Date of birth: 1837
Hometown: Cork, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Blacksmith
Campaign: Civil War
Died: 21 February 1862
Age at death: 24 or 25
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Val Verde, New Mexico
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Place of interment: Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Note: Private Driscoll’s death is cited in the book:
Also killed at the Battle of Valverde were Privates Briede, Cook, Courtney, Eckels, Murray, O’Brien, Phillips, and Togue. An additional eights Soldiers were wounded and two more were recorded as missing.