McDonald, Otho W

Rank: Private

Unit: A Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: November 21, 1836 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was 21.

Date of birth: 1815

Hometown: Washington, Maryland

Occupation prior to enlistment: Teamster

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 18 April 1837

Cause of death: Disease unknown

Location of fatality: Fort Gilliland, Florida (Newnansville, Florida)

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