McPherson, Daniel

Rank: Private

Unit: K Co, 2d Dragoons

Reenlisted: November 27, 1839 in Fort Heileman, Florida. He was 37. It was his third enlistment.

Date of birth: 1802

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 7 January 1841

Cause of death: Diarrhea

Location of fatality: Fort Reid, Florida (Sanford, Florida)

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

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