Clement McCausland

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service — Washington, DC

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch February 23, 1872

Age 32

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Gender Male

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Incident

Deputy Marshal Clement McCausland died after being caught in a severe snowstorm while pursuing two escapees in the Dakota Territory on February 23rd, 1872.

He was transporting four prisoners on the Red River from Fargo to Fort Pembina when two of them escaped approximately 18 miles from Frog Point, near Grand Rapids. Deputy Marshal McCausland began to pursue them, however, was caught in blizzard like conditions.

A search party located his frozen body on February 27th, 1872.

Deputy Marshal McCausland was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy U.S. Marshal McCausland served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 23, 1872

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Clement McCausland served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy U.S. Marshal Clement McCausland is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,775 officers honored here.

In DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 43 of 313 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

of 313 officers

13.7% Accident

DC — Statewide

453

of 1,418 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,775 officers

0% Accident