Dufault, John L.

Rank: Private

Unit: I Co, 2d Dragoons

Reenlisted: October 8, 1844 in Fort Washita, Choctaw Nation (Oklahoma). He was 35. It was his third enlistment.

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Campaign: Mexican American War

Died: 16 May 1847

Age at Death: 37 or 38

Location of fatality: Puebla, Mexico

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Note: Original enlistment was November 7, 1836 in G Co, 2d Dragoons in Richmond, Virginia.

2nd enlistment was October 4, 1839 in G Co, 2d Dragoons in New York City, New York.