Rank: Recruit
Unit: 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: February 19, 1850 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 21.
Hometown: Cork, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 5 August 1850
Location of fatality: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Territory
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