Howland, John

Rank: Corporal

Unit: G Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: September 26, 1837 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 21.

Date of birth: 1816

Hometown: Thomaston, Vermont

Occupation prior to enlistment: Carpenter

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 20 January 1839

Cause of death: Disease unknown

Location of fatality: Fort Brooke, Florida (Tamp Bay, Florida)

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