Richardson, Daniel R

Rank: Private

Unit: B Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: December 31, 1836 in Richmond, Virginia. He was 27.

Date of birth: 1809

Hometown: Alexandria, Washington D.C.

Occupation prior to enlistment: Cigar maker

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 1 August 1838

Cause of death: Congestive fever

Location of fatality: New Orleans, Louisiana

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