Rank: Private
Unit: B Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: July 1, 1852 in Austin, Texas. He was 22.
Hometown: Cork, Ireland
Born: 1830
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 2 December 1852
Age at death: 21 or 22
Location of fatality: Fort Worth, Texas
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Place of Interment: Pioneer’s Rest Cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas
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Note: He stood at 5’10” with dark eyes, brown hair, and fair complexion.