Rank: Ordnance Sergeant
Unit: I Co, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: November 1, 1861 in Fort Garland, Colorado Territory. He was 45. It was his third enlistment.
Date of birth: 1816
Hometown: Ireland
Campaign: Civil War
Died: 18 November 1864
Age of death: 47 or 48
Cause of death: Chronic diarrhea
Location of fatality: General hospital Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Place of internment: Baton Rouge National Cemetery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Note: He stood 5’8” with grey eyes, light hair, and fair complexion.
Original enlisted was November 6, 1851 in Austin, Texas into I Co, 2d Dragoons. He was 35. He was discharged on November 6, 1856 at Fort Riley, Kansas Territory for expiration of service and held the rank of corporal.
Second enlistment was November 6, 1856 at Fort Riley into I Co, 2d Dragoons/2d Cavalry. He was 40 yrs. He was discharged on November 1, 1861 at Fort Garland, Colorado Territory and re-enlistment in same company and held the rank of sergeant.
He was appointed ordnance sergeant November 9, 1863 at Baton Rouge Arsenal, Louisiana.