Rank: Private
Unit: G Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: October 20, 1848 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 21.
Hometown: Cary, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 8 March 1849
Cause of death: Cholera
Location of fatality: Camp Ringgold, Texas
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