Halstead, David

Rank: Private

Unit: D Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: January 21, 1836 in New York, New York. He was 22.

Date of birth: 1814

Hometown: New York, New York

Occupation prior to enlistment: Cabinet maker

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 30 September 1836

Age at death: 22 or 23

Cause of death: Disease unknown

Location of fatality: Black Creek near Fort Heileman, Florida (Middleburg, Florida)

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Place of interment: Saint Augustine National Cemetery in Saint Augustine, Florida