Rank: Private
Unit: A Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: August 21, 1854 in New York, New York. He was 27.
Born: 1827
Hometown: Clare, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 23 February 1859
Age at death: 31 or 32
Cause of death: Aneurism
Location of fatality: Camp Floyd, Utah Territory
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Place of interment: Camp Floyd Cemetery in Fairfield, Utah
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Note: He stood 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair.
Originally assigned to Company D, he transferred on 13 Sept 1857 to Company A, 2nd Dragoons.