Toohil, William

Rank: Private

Unit: D Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: October 21, 1839 in New York, New York. He was 21.

Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 27 February 1842

Cause of death: Dropsy (he cuaght while in Florida)

Location of fatality: Fort Jesup, Louisiana

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

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