Hamilton, Thomas

Rank: Private

Unit: E Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: November 26, 1835 in New York, New York. He was 18.

Hometown: Tipperary, , Ireland

Occupation prior to enlistment: Shoemaker

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 4 May 1836

Cause of death: Disease unknown

Location of fatality: Fort Mellon, Florida

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