Kelly, James F.

Rank: Private

Unit: B Trp, 2d Cavalry

Enlisted: April 24, 1884 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was 21.

Date of birth: February 1863

Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland

Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer

Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)

Died: 14 February 1885

Age at death: 22

Cause of death: Congestion of the lungs

Location of fatality: Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory

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Place of interment: Fort Walla Walla Post Cemetery in Walla Walla, Washington

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Note: He stood 5’9″ with grey eyes, brown hair, and fair complexion.

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