Wilson, John R.

Rank: Sergeant

Unit: C Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: May 14, 1844 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 26.

Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Occupation prior to enlistment: Soldier

Campaign: Texas Occupation

Died: 15 May 1845

Cause of death: Drowned

Location of fatality: march between Fort Jesup, LA and Fort Washita, Choctaw Nation,