Rank: Private
Unit: G Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: June 27, 1857 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 21.
Date of birth: 1836
Hometown: Hollstown, Massachusetts
Occupation prior to enlistment: Boot maker
Campaign: Civil War
Died: 21 February 1862
Age at death: 25 or 26
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Val Verde, New Mexico
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Location of internment: Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Note: He stood 5’7½” with hazel eyes, brown hair, and fair complexion.
Private Togue’s death is cited in the book:
Also killed at the Battle of Valverde were Privates Briede, Cook, Courtney, Driscoll, Eckels, Murray, O’Brien, and Phillips. An additional eights Soldiers were wounded and two more were recorded as missing.