Life and times of Paddy Welsh
By "The Cowboy" Jim Gray
In 1857 John D. Walsh was just one more Irishman signing up for service in Uncle Sam’s army. Records indicate that he was born in County Waterford, Ireland. From Albany, N.Y. Walsh found himself assigned to Troop H, 1st U.S. Cavalry, doing service under Colonel Edwin V. Sumner in Kansas Territory. Walsh was stationed at Fort Riley and, as one newspaper later reported, “Walsh’s exploits ... are the most thrilling in nature ...”
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