Rank: Private
Unit: G Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: March 29, 1860 in Albany, New York. He was 25.
Date of birth: 1835
Hometown: Newbridge, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Civil War
Died: 21 February 1862
Age at death: 26 or 27
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Val Verde, New Mexico
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Place of interment: Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico (initial burial at Fort Marcy Post Cemetery)
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