Rank: Private
Unit: H Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: April 20, 1850 in New York, New York. He was 26.
Hometown: Kelso, Scotland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Groom
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 22 December 1850
Cause of death: Chronic diarrhea
Location of fatality: Cebellota, New Mexico
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