Names
of the non-commissioned officers, musicians, artificers, and privates of the
United States army, killed
and
wounded (and who died of wounds received) in the battles of “Palo Alto” and
“Resaca de la Palma,” on the
8th
and 9th of May 1846.
Names |
Rank |
Regiment |
Letter |
Age |
State, empire, |
Town, county, |
Trade or |
Killed |
Wounded |
Died of |
William Athatron |
Private |
2d dragoons |
of Co. |
30 |
or province |
or province |
occupation |
in
action |
in action |
wounds |
Patrick Malony |
Do |
Do |
B |
30 |
England |
|
Laborer |
9-May |
|
|
Lewis H. Tucker |
Do |
Do |
B |
27 |
Ireland |
Limerick |
Butcher |
|
9-May |
|
John Hartman |
Sergeant |
Do |
B |
30 |
Vermont |
Windsor |
Soldier |
9-May |
|
|
Edward Downey |
Do |
Do |
D |
22 |
N. Hamphire |
Gilmanton |
Seaman |
|
8-May |
|
William Davidson |
Private |
Do |
D |
25 |
Ireland |
Dublin |
Clerk |
|
Do |
|
Philip Flickinger |
Do |
Do |
D |
21 |
Do |
Queens |
Turner |
|
9-May |
|
George Gardner |
Do |
Do |
D |
22 |
Germany |
|
Shoemaker |
|
Do |
|
Lazarus Knepp |
Do |
Do |
D |
18 |
Ireland |
Donegal |
Laborer |
|
8-May |
|
Edward Milon |
Do |
Do |
D |
30 |
Pennsylvania |
Mifflin |
Musician |
|
Do |
|
James McNabb |
Do |
Do |
D |
17 |
New York |
New York |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
John D. Muley |
Sergeant |
Do |
D |
30 |
Ireland |
Tyrone |
Musician |
|
9-May |
|
George Bates |
Private |
Do |
E |
33 |
France |
Rouen |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
Thomas L. Cantwell |
Do |
Do |
E |
31 |
Germany |
|
Do |
9-May |
|
|
James Manning |
Do |
Do |
E |
23 |
Pennsylvania |
Huntingon |
Do |
Do |
|
|
Frederick Papa |
Do |
Do |
E |
24 |
New Jersey |
Peterson |
Tailor |
Do |
|
|
Charles Wilson |
Do |
Do |
E |
26 |
Germany |
|
Wagonmaker |
Do |
|
|
Abel Watkinson |
Do |
Do |
E |
26 |
England |
|
Soldier |
Do |
|
|
James Martin |
Artificer |
1st artillery |
E |
25 |
New Jersey |
Pemberton |
Coachmaker |
|
9-May |
|
Gilbert Dudley |
Musician |
Do |
B |
14 |
Ireland |
Limerick |
Soldier |
|
8-May |
19-May |
John Kelly |
Private |
Do |
D |
24 |
New Jersey |
Newark |
Musician |
|
Do |
|
Richard W. Henry |
Corporal |
Do |
D |
22 |
Ireland |
Dublin |
Carpenter |
|
Do |
|
David Miller |
Artificer |
Do |
E |
27 |
Do |
Do |
Clerk |
|
Do |
|
Hermon Wallender |
Sergeant |
2d artillery |
E |
27 |
New York |
Cayuga |
Farmer |
|
Do |
|
Robert F. Cones |
Artificer |
Do |
A |
28 |
Sweden |
Gottland |
Do |
|
Do |
|
Samuel Stanley |
Private |
Do |
A |
26 |
New York |
Rensselaer |
Carpenter |
|
Do |
|
John Watson |
Do |
Do |
A |
27 |
Do |
New York |
Stonecutter |
|
Do |
|
Jonathan Eichler |
Sergeant |
Do |
A |
29 |
Scotland |
Edinburgh |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
Nathan E. Green |
Corporal |
Do |
K |
28 |
Connecticut |
New London |
Do |
|
9-May |
5-Jun |
Frederick Dwyer |
Private |
Do |
K |
21 |
Pennsylvania |
Lancaster |
Laborer |
9-May |
|
|
Owen Hawkins |
Do |
Do |
K |
29 |
New York |
Gettysburg |
Butcher |
|
9-May |
|
Philip Swartwout |
Corporal |
3d artillery |
K |
22 |
Ireland |
|
Soldier |
9-May |
|
|
Samuel Herl |
Private |
Do |
C |
22 |
Germany |
Baden |
Do |
|
Do |
|
James Morgan |
|
C |
|
Ohio |
Fayette |
Hewer |
|
Do |
|
William Mortimore |
Do |
3d artillery |
C |
25 |
Massachusetts |
Boston |
Seaman |
8-May |
|
|
John Torick |
Do |
Do |
C |
22 |
Maryland |
Baltimore |
Farmer |
|
9-May |
|
Robert Garns |
Corporal |
Do |
C |
36 |
Germany |
Hanover |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
William Fuller |
Sergeant |
4th artillery |
E |
22 |
Pennsylvania |
Chambersburg |
Coach trim’r |
|
Do |
|
George Carlton |
Corporal |
Do |
I |
21 |
Do |
Pittsburg |
Laborer |
|
8-May |
9-May |
Matthew Nidy |
Artificer |
Do |
I |
27 |
New York |
Geneva |
Soldier |
8-May |
|
|
Arthur Conway |
Private |
Do |
I |
21 |
Ohio |
Licking |
Laborer |
|
9-May |
10-May |
John Forsyth |
Do |
Do |
I |
38 |
Maryland |
Centreville |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
Franklin Johnson |
Do |
Do |
I |
21 |
Virginia |
Long Glade |
Laborer |
|
8-May |
8-May |
Frederick Kupper |
Do |
Do |
I |
22 |
Do |
Hanover |
Farmer |
|
9-May |
|
Felix Reed |
Do |
Do |
I |
23 |
Pennsylvania |
Lancaster |
Shoemaker |
|
8-May |
|
Charles Marsland |
Serg’t maj |
Do |
I |
21 |
New York |
Lewiston |
Laborer |
|
9-May |
|
Charles Cowan |
Sergeant |
3d artillery |
F & s. |
33 |
England |
Nottingham |
Soldier |
9-May |
|
|
Henry Christian |
Private |
Do |
A |
21 |
Pennsylvania |
Lycoming |
Cabinet mak’r |
|
Do |
|
John Mallen |
Do |
Do |
B |
23 |
Saxe Weimer |
Weimer |
Farmer |
|
Do |
|
Peter Foucha |
Sergeant |
Do |
E |
22 |
Ireland |
Monaghan |
Do |
|
Do |
|
William Latham |
Private |
Do |
G |
22 |
Spain |
Barcelona |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
George Chisholm |
Do |
Do |
G |
33 |
New York |
New York |
Rulemaker |
|
Do |
|
John F. B. Richardson |
Do |
Do |
H |
37 |
Scotland |
Selkirk |
Soldier |
9-May |
|
|
Robert Mather |
Do |
4th infantry |
Band |
31 |
New York |
New York |
Leather dres’r |
|
Do |
|
William H. Mason |
Do |
Do |
B |
24 |
Scotland |
Sutherland |
Soldier |
9-May |
|
|
Richard Eldridge |
Do |
Do |
B |
23 |
Pennsylvania |
Lancaster |
Shoemaker |
|
Do |
|
Robert Helden |
Do |
Do |
D |
22 |
Do |
Philadelphia |
Laborer |
|
Do |
10-Jun |
Orlando Pierce |
Do |
Do |
D |
33 |
Ireland |
Longford |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
John Spolen |
Do |
Do |
D |
29 |
Vermont |
Chelsea |
Stonecutter |
9-May |
|
|
Philip Lee |
Do |
Do |
D |
23 |
Ohio |
Montgomery |
Cabinet mak’r |
|
Do |
|
John Malloy |
Do |
Do |
E |
27 |
Ireland |
|
Laborer |
8-May |
|
|
John Weeks |
Do |
Do |
F |
30 |
New York |
Scheneciady |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
Daniel McCarthy |
Do |
Do |
G |
26 |
Georgia |
Augusta |
Do |
|
8-May |
|
Elisha Buel |
Sergeant |
Do |
K |
24 |
Ireland |
Cork |
Do |
9-May |
|
|
John B. Doorley |
Do |
5th infantry |
A |
31 |
Vermont |
Woodbury |
Do |
|
9-May |
|
James Farrell |
Private |
Do |
A |
26 |
Maryland |
Baltimore |
Tailor |
9-May |
|
|
Isaac Hendrickson |
Do |
Do |
A |
21 |
Ireland |
|
Laborer |
|
Do |
|
Patrick Lynch |
Do |
Do |
A |
21 |
Ohio |
Butler |
Carpenter |
9-May |
|
|
John M. Mayhew |
Do |
Do |
A |
33 |
Ireland |
|
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
Peter Green |
Corporal |
Do |
A |
21 |
Canada |
|
Do |
9-May |
|
|
Abraham Albertson |
Private |
Do |
B |
23 |
Ireland |
Stokestown |
Laborer |
Do |
|
|
William Clark |
Do |
Do |
B |
33 |
New Jersey |
Salem |
Soldier |
|
Do |
11-May |
John McCauly |
Do |
Do |
B |
28 |
Ohio |
Painsville |
Laborer |
9-May |
|
|
John Greer |
Sergeant |
Do |
B |
22 |
New York |
Kings |
Machinist |
|
Do |
|
Private |
|
Do |
C |
26 |
Ohio |
Butler |
Soldier |
|
8-May |
|
Abraham Vanderhoff |
Sergeant |
5th infantry |
C |
30 |
New Jersey |
Essex |
Soldier |
|
9-May |
|
George C. Keitel |
Corporal |
Do |
C |
23 |
Saxony |
|
Shoemaker |
|
8-May |
|
Henry Berrett |
Private |
Do |
C |
22 |
Ireland |
Donegal |
Laborer |
|
9-May |
|
Louis De Ray |
Do |
Do |
C |
32 |
Belgium |
|
Farmer |
|
Do |
|
John Nixon |
Do |
Do |
D |
28 |
Ireland |
Cavan |
Soldier |
9-May |
|
|
Francis Smith |
Corporal |
Do |
E |
28 |
Do |
Do |
Tailor |
|
Do |
|
Samuel Bostwick |
Private |
Do |
E |
23 |
New York |
Webster |
Clerk |
9-May |
|
|
Andrew Boyd |
Do |
Do |
F |
21 |
Ireland |
Derry |
Laborer |
|
8-May |
|
Jacob Peters |
Do |
Do |
F |
32 |
Germany |
Prussia |
Farmer |
9-May |
|
|
James Thompson |
Do |
Do |
F |
23 |
Dist. Of Col. |
Washington |
Clerk |
|
9-May |
|
Patrick White |
Do |
Do |
F |
35 |
Ireland |
|
Soldier |
9-May |
|
|
Benjamin Stokely |
Corporal |
Do |
G |
23 |
Pennsylvania |
Franklin |
Do |
|
Do |
10-May |
William F. Parker |
Private |
Do |
G |
32 |
New York |
Albany |
Do |
|
Do |
|
John C. L. Vetler |
Do |
Do |
G |
23 |
Virginia |
Richmond |
Laborer |
|
Do |
|
James A. Ryan |
Corporal |
Do |
H |
31 |
Ireland |
Dublin |
Chandler |
|
Do |
|
Michael Supple |
Private |
Do |
H |
24 |
Do |
Limerick |
Shoemaker |
|
8-May |
|
August Stratmeyer |
Do |
Do |
H |
28 |
Germany |
Bremen |
Soldier |
|
9-May |
|
Nicholas Schumacher |
Do |
Do |
H |
32 |
Belgium |
|
Laborer |
|
Do |
27-May |
William Hufman |
Do |
Do |
I |
21 |
New York |
Steuben |
Do |
|
8-May |
|
George Scott |
Do |
Do |
I |
26 |
Connecticut |
New London |
Printer |
|
9-May |
|
John T. Fisher |
Do |
Do |
K |
22 |
Delaware |
Wilmington |
Tailor |
|
Do |
|
Hugh Malone |
Do |
Do |
K |
21 |
New York |
New York |
Laborer |
|
Do |
|
James McIntyre |
Do |
Do |
K |
28 |
Pennsylvania |
Montgomery |
Do |
|
Do |
|
John Winterhalter |
Do |
Do |
K |
32 |
Germany |
Baden |
Baker |
|
Do |
|
Theodore Frick |
Serg’t maj |
8th infantry |
F & s. |
29 |
Do |
Brunswick |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
John Fisher |
Private |
Do |
Band |
34 |
Do |
Pilsen |
Do |
8-May |
|
|
John Anderson |
Sergeant |
Do |
A |
27 |
Maryland |
Washington |
Do |
|
9-May |
|
Avery Brown |
Private |
Do |
A |
25 |
Connecticut |
Stonington |
Painter |
|
Do |
|
Henry A. Carpenter |
Do |
Do |
A |
29 |
Pennsylvania |
New Holland |
Carpenter |
8-May |
|
|
George Craiten |
Do |
Do |
A |
26 |
Do |
Indiana |
Soldier |
9-May |
|
|
Gilbert Churchill |
Do |
Do |
A |
21 |
Connecticut |
Hartford |
Laborer |
|
Do |
|
Cearne Dolan |
Do |
Do |
A |
21 |
New York |
Cold Spring |
Do |
|
8-May |
|
Elijah Andrews |
Sergeant |
Do |
B |
37 |
Connecticut |
Litchfield |
Soldier |
9-May |
|
|
Robert H. Crismond |
Do |
Do |
B |
25 |
Virginia |
King George |
Do |
|
9-May |
|
James McMullen |
Corporal |
Do |
B |
35 |
Ireland |
Kings |
Do |
9-May |
|
|
John H. Beatty |
Private |
Do |
B |
20 |
New York |
Albany |
Laborer |
|
Do |
|
Henry Farrell |
Do |
Do |
B |
23 |
Do |
Chenango |
Farmer |
|
Do |
31-May |
Roger Griffin |
Do |
Do |
B |
24 |
Ireland |
Galway |
Do |
9-May |
|
|
Edward Kinneford |
Do |
Do |
B |
25 |
Do |
Tipperary |
Soldier |
|
8-May |
|
John G. Gallagher |
Sergeant |
Do |
C |
32 |
Do |
Dublin |
Do |
|
9-May |
|
Alfred Humphries |
Corporal |
Do |
C |
32 |
North Carolina |
Camden |
Do |
|
Do |
|
Adam Anthony |
Private |
8th infantry |
C |
31 |
Pennsylvania |
Lancaster |
Laborer |
|
8-May |
8-May |
John W. Bailey |
Do |
Do |
C |
29 |
Virginia |
Richmond |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
Thomas Burk |
Do |
Do |
C |
29 |
Ireland |
Tipperary |
Laborer |
|
Do |
|
Richard W. Wilferton |
Do |
Do |
C |
30 |
Do |
Farmanagh |
Do |
|
Do |
|
Thomas Wills |
Sergeant |
Do |
D |
18 |
Kentucky |
Flemings |
Blacksmith |
|
9-May |
|
John Cantwell |
Private |
Do |
D |
25 |
Ireland |
Kings |
Farmer |
|
Do |
|
Newell Guild |
Do |
Do |
D |
22 |
Massachusetts |
Walpole |
Machinist |
|
Do |
|
Edward Hamersly |
Do |
Do |
D |
26 |
Ireland |
Tipperary |
Soldier |
9-May |
|
|
Nicholas Lyttle |
Do |
Do |
D |
32 |
Do |
Louth |
Do |
|
Do |
|
John Flannery |
Do |
Do |
E |
23 |
Do |
Galway |
Shoemaker |
|
Do |
|
James McCormick |
Do |
Do |
E |
22 |
Do |
Longford |
Farmer |
|
Do |
|
James McCafferty |
Do |
Do |
E |
21 |
Do |
Donegal |
Do |
|
Do |
|
August Sillingsloh |
Do |
Do |
F |
23 |
Germany |
Verden |
Servant |
|
Do |
|
Adolphus Ane |
Sergeant |
Do |
G |
37 |
Do |
Hanover |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
William Townsend |
Do |
Do |
G |
22 |
Pennsylvania |
Washington |
Laborer |
9-May |
|
|
Lewis W. Hunt |
Corporal |
Do |
G |
26 |
New York |
Milford |
Soldier |
Do |
|
|
George W. Anthony |
Private |
Do |
G |
28 |
New Jersey |
Newark |
Do |
|
Do |
|
Joel Havens |
Do |
Do |
G |
27 |
Ohio |
Dayton |
Do |
|
Do |
|
James Wallace |
Do |
Do |
G |
21 |
Ireland |
Belfast |
Farmer |
|
Do |
19-May |
John Walden |
Do |
Do |
G |
26 |
Do |
Mayo |
Laborer |
|
Do |
15-Jun |
James Loyd |
Musician |
Do |
H |
21 |
Ohio |
Cleveland |
Seaman |
|
8-May |
|
William J. Haddix |
Private |
Do |
H |
29 |
Virginia |
Frederick |
Soldier |
|
9-May |
6-Jun |
William Lewis |
Do |
Do |
H |
28 |
Pennsylvania |
Armstrong |
Laborer |
|
8-May |
11-Jun |
John Maloney |
Do |
Do |
H |
30 |
Ireland |
Cork |
Soldier |
|
Do |
|
Patrick Malone |
Do |
Do |
H |
24 |
Do |
Wexford |
Farmer |
|
9-May |
|
Alexander Clacker |
Do |
Do |
I |
34 |
Scotland |
Sterlingshire |
Soldier |
|
8-May |
|
Michael Dolan |
Do |
Do |
I |
30 |
Ireland |
Leitrim |
Do |
|
Do |
|
Harrison Hart |
Do |
Do |
I |
21 |
Pennsylvania |
Lancaster |
Laborer |
|
9-May |
10-May |
James Holmes |
Do |
Do |
I |
27 |
Scotland |
Lamarkshire |
Weaver |
|
8-May |
|
John Long |
Do |
Do |
I |
25 |
Pennsylvania |
Dauphin |
Soldier |
|
9-May |
|
James R. Murray |
Do |
Do |
I |
29 |
Connecticut |
Bridgeport |
Do |
|
8-May |
14-Jun |
William Sandys |
Do |
Do |
I |
25 |
Ireland |
Longford |
Farmer |
|
Do |
|
John Williams |
Sergeant |
Do |
K |
29 |
England |
Haverford |
Carpenter |
|
9-May |
|
Henry Francis |
Private |
Do |
K |
26 |
Ireland |
|
Laborer |
|
8-May |
8-May |
James Farmer |
Do |
Do |
K |
26 |
Do |
Leitrim |
Do |
|
9-May |
|
James Patten |
Do |
Do |
K |
25 |
Virginia |
Richmond |
Soldier |
|
8-May |
26-Jun |
Ephraim White |
Do |
Do |
K |
22 |
Pennsylvania |
Somerset |
Saddler |
|
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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