McCourt or McCoate, John

Rank: Private

Unit: G Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: October 5, 1837 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 25.

Date of birth: 1812

Hometown: Tyrone, Ireland

Occupation prior to enlistment: Brick layer

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 4 May 1839

Cause of death: Disease unknown

Location of fatality: Fort Sherrard, Florida

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