Rank: Private
Unit: E Co, 2d Dragoons
Reenlisted: June 11, 1845 in Fort Jesup, Louisiana. He was 26.
Date of birth: 1819
Hometown: England
Occupation prior to enlistment: Shoemaker
Campaign: Mexican American War
Died: 9 May 1846
Age at death: 26 or 27
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Resaca De La Palma, Texas
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Place of interment: Palo Alto Battlefield in Brownsville, Texas
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Note: He stood 5’7½” with grey eyes, brown hair, and dark complexion.
Original enlisted was August 11, 1840 in New York into Companies C and E, 2d Dragoons. He was 21. He was discharged June 11, 1845 at Fort Jesup, Louisiana and held the rank of private.
Private Tucker’s death is cited in the book:
Also killed were Lieutenant Inge, Sergeant Muley, Privates Atherton, Bates, Cantwell, Manning, Pope, and Tucker. Ten enlisted men were wounded, enlisted men. Additionally, 18 horses were killed and 10 were wounded.