Jacobus, Aaron

Rank: Private

Unit: A Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: January 16, 1847 in New York, New York. He was 19.

Hometown: Newark, New Jersey

Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer

Campaign: Mexican American War

Died: 8 September 1847

Age at death: 19

Cause of death: Killed in action

Location of fatality: Molino del Rey, Mexico

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