Rank: Private
Unit: K Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: August 14, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 26.
Hometown: Mayo, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Carpenter
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 3 September 1852
Age at death: 27 yrs
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Blue Water, Nebraska Territory (Lewellen, Nebraska)
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