Rank: Saddler
Unit: A Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: November 2, 1868 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 24.
Date of birth: 1844
Hometown: Monaghan, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Shoemaker
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 9 March 1870
Age at death: 25 or 26
Cause of death: Heart disease
Location of fatality: Omaha Barracks, Nebraska
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Place of interment: Prospect Hill Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska
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Note: He stood 5’9¾” with hazel eyes, dark hair, and dark complexion.