Rank: Private
Unit: B Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: December5, 1881 in Fort Keogh, Montana Territory. He was 43. It was his fifth enlistment.
Date of birth: 1838
Hometown: Roscommon, Ireland
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 13 March 1886
Age at death: 47 or 48
Cause of death: Acute lobar pneumonia
Location of fatality: Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory
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Location of internment: Fort Walla Walla Post Cemetery at Walla Walla, Washington
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Note: He stood 5’8” with blue eyes, brown hair, and ruddy complexion.
He also served in Companies E and B, 2d Cavalry.