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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Note: Private Walsh’s death is cited in the book:
Also killed at in the same combat incident were Corporal Fink and Privates Lyell, McDonald, and Ryder. An additional seven Soldiers were wounded. They were conducting operations in the Sioux territory.