Rank: Private
Unit: K Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: April 25, 1855 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was 22.
Hometown: Galway, Ireland
Occupation prior to enlistment: Painter
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 5 September 1855
Age at death: 22 or 23
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Blue Water, Nebraska Territory (Lewellen, Nebraska)
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