Reifstack, Andrew

Rank: Private

Unit: C Co, 2d Dragoons

Reenlisted: December 2, 1844 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 28.

Date of birth: 1816

Campaign: Texas Occupation

Died: 20 January 1846

Age at death: 29 or 30

Cause of death: Chronic diarrhea

Location of fatality: Corpus Christi, Texas

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Place of interment: Old Bayview Cemetery in Corpus Christi, Texas

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Note: He stood 5’5” with hazel eyes, brown hair, and ruddy complexion.