Rank: Farrier
Unit: G Co, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: October 20, 1876 in Omaha Barracks, Nebraska. He was 29. It was his second enlistment.
Date of birth: 1847
Hometown: Down, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Engineer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 1 October 1877
Age at death: 29 or 30
Cause of death: Killed in action by Nez Perces Indians
Location of fatality: Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory
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Place of interment: Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency in Big Horn County, Montana (Buried as part of unknown Soldiers)
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Note: He stood 5’6″ with blue eyes, brown hair, and light complexion.
Original enlistment was October 3, 1871 in New York, New York into Company G, 2d Cavalry. He was 24. he was discharged on October 3, 1876 at Fort Ellis, Montana Territory for expiration of service and held the rank of private and character noted as good.
Private Irving was killed during the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain against the Nez Perces. Irving was buried at the site of the battle, location unknown. A memorial with the names of those killed at the battle was erected at Custer Nat’l Cemetery.