Rank: Private
Unit: B Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: December 5, 1844 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 18.
Date of birth: 1817
Hometown: Ireland
Campaign: Texas Occupation
Died: 23 August 1845
Age at death: 19
Cause of death: Accidentally shot self
Location of fatality: Aransas River, Texas
Place of interment: Old Bayview Cemetery in Corpus Christi, Texas
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Note: He stood 5’7½” with blue eyes, black hair, and dark complexion.