Henderson, John

Rank: Private

Unit: E Co, 2d Dragoons

Reenlisted: January 25, 1840 in Fort Heileman, Florida. He was 24.

Date of birth: 1816

Hometown: St. Johns, New Brunswick

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 17 April 1842

Cause of death: Disease unknown, caught in Florida

Location of fatality: Fort Jesup, Louisiana

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

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