Napier, James A.

Rank: Sergeant

Unit: D Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: October 20, 1837 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 33.

Date of birth: 1804

Hometown: Kent, England

Occupation prior to enlistment: Weaver

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 9 December 1839

Cause of death: Fever

Location of fatality: Fort Peyton, Florida (near Saint Augustine, Florida)

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