Walsh, William

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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