Civil-War-Irish-L: Irish-Born Officers in US Army during the Civil War, H-M  
Irish Born Officers in US Army
 
HAGAN, James:  Born Ireland, commissioned from AL. Captain, Infantry 5 Mar 1847; 3rd US Dragoons 9 Apr 1847; honorably mustered out 31 Jul 1848; (Brigadier General, CSA, War 1861 to 1865; died 7 Nov 1901.

HAGGERTY, Peter:  Born Ireland, commissioned from MA. Volunteer Aide-de-Camp to General B F Butler 6 Oct 1861; Major, Aide-de-Camp of Volunteers 9 Nov 1863; resigned 20 Nov 1864.

HALLORAN, James:  Born Ireland, commissioned from OR.  Musician, Company K, 9th US Infantry 18 Apr 1855 to 18 Apr 1860; 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Washington Territorial Infantry 17 Sep 1862; honorably mustered out 17 Mar 1865; 2nd Lieutenant, 12th US Infantry 1 Dec 1866; 1st Lieutenant 30 Aug 1871; Captain 16 Oct 1882; died 12 Apr 1898.

HALPINE, Charles Graham ("Miles O’Reilly"):  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Private, Company D, 69th NY State Militia 20 Apr 1861; honorably mustered out 3 Aug 1861; Major, Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers 5 Sep 1861; Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General assigned 8 Nov 1862 to 1 Jul 1863; brevet Lieutenant- Colonel of Volunteers 5 Jun 1864 for gallant and distinguished service at the battle of Piedmont VA; Colonel of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for faithful and meritorious service during the war and Brigadier General of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for meritorious service during the war; resigned 31 Jul 1864; died 3 Aug 1868.

HAMILTON, John:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company A, 1st US Infantry and Ordnance Sergeant 14 Oct 1850 to 21 Jun 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 1st US Infantry 12 May 1863; 1st Lieutenant 15 Mar 1866; Captain 6 May 1879; retired 14 Apr 1887; brevet 1st Lieutenant 4 Jul 1863 for gallant and meritorious service during the siege of Vicksburg MS.

HANLEY, Lawrence:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY.  Captain, Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers 3 Oct 1862; resigned 25 Apr 1864.

HANNAN, Denis Barry:  Born Ireland, commissioned from MA. Assistant Surgeon of Volunteers 7 Jan 1863; brevet Captain of Volunteers 1 Jun 1865 for faithful and meritorious service; honorably mustered out 27 Jul 1865; died 17 Mar 1875.

HARGRAVE, Richard W:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. 1st Lieutenant, 17th IN Infantry 12 Jun 1861; resigned 19 Sep 1861; Private, Corporal and Sergeant, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 17th US Infantry 7 Feb 1862 to 28 Apr 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 17th US Infantry 22 Apr 1863; 1st Lieutenant 2 Jul 1863; resigned 29 Mar 1865.

HARKINS, Charles:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NV.  Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Company H, 6th US Infantry 3 Dec 1853 to 3 Dec 1858; Private & Corporal, Company F, 2nd MA Cavalry 26 Mar 1863 to 9 Jan 1865; 1st Lieutenant, 124th US Colored Infantry 10 Jan 1865; honorably mustered out 24 Oct 1865; 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd US Infantry 23 Feb 1866; 1st Lieutenant 28 Jul 1866; Captain 26 Sep 1881; retired 20 Mar 1885.

HARRINGTON, George:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Company D and Sergeant Major, Mounted Rifles, 3rd US Cavalry 16 Oct 1855 to 20 Dec 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd US Cavalry 31 Oct 1863; killed 21 Aug 1864 in the attack on Memphis TN.

HARRINGTON, Jeremiah:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Company C, 2nd US Dragoons 23 Jun 1848 to 23 Jun 1853; Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Company E, 2nd US Dragoons 28 Dec 1853 to 28 Aug 1858; Private, Corporal & Sergeant, general mounted service 3 Aug 1860 to 7 Dec 1862: 2nd Lieutenant, 1st US Cavalry 29 Nov 1862: disgracefully dismissed 26 Jun 1863.

HASTINGS, David H.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Company B, 2nd US Infantry 19 Jul 1837 to 18 Jul 1840; 1st Sergeant, Company B, 2nd US Infantry 18 Nov 1840 to 17 Nov 1845: Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant. Battery K, 3rd US Artillery and Company A, Engineers l Dec 1845 to 14 Jul 1848; brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 1st US Dragoons 28 Jun 1848; 2nd Lieutenant 27 Dec 1848; 1st Lieutenant 22 Oct 1854; Captain 9 Jan 1860; 1st US Cavalry 3 Aug 1861; Major, 5th US Cavalry 23 Sep 1863; retired 7 Dec 1863; died 22 Sep 1882.

HATTON, William Henry Deacon:  Born Ireland, commissioned from PA. Chaplain, 13th PA Reserves 3 Aug 1861; resigned 11 Nov 1862; Hospital Chaplain of Volunteers 19 Jan 1863; honorably mustered out 23 Dec 1864.

HAUGHEY, John V.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from DE.  Captain, 15th US Infantry 14 May 1861; resigned 27 May 1862;

HEANY, Daniel:  Born Ireland, commissioned from MN. 1st Lieutenant, 1st MN Infantry 26 Jun 1861; regimental Adjutant 27 Jul 1861; Captain 4 Dec 1861; Captain, Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers 11 Jun 1862; honorably mustered out 28 Jul 1865.

HEARN, James Anthony:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company G, 5th US Infantry and Ordnance Sergeant 20 Aug 1844 to 2 Apr 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 16th US Infantry 27 Feb 1863; 1st Lieutenant 31 Aug 1863; Captain 2 Apr 1866; transferred to 34th US Infantry 21 Sep 1866; unassigned 14 Apr 1869; retired 31 Dec 1870; brevet Major 2 Mar 1867 for faithful and meritorious service during the war; died 20 Jul 1890.

HENELY, Austin:  Born Ireland, commissioned At Large.  Private & Sergeant, Company D and Quartermaster Sergeant, 11th US Infantry 14 Sep 1864 to 14 Sep 1867; Cadet, US Military Academy 1 Jul 1868 (34); 2nd Lieutenant, 6th US Cavalry 14 Jun 1872; 1st Lieutenant 15 Nov 1876; drowned 11 Jul 1878.

HENLEY, Joseph Patrick:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company G,  5th US Cavalry 16 Nov 1860 to 25 Apr 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 5th US Cavalry 22 Apr 1863; 1st Lieutenant 30 Mar 1864; killed 12 Jun 1864 at the battle of Trevillian Station VA.

HENRY, James:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private & Sergeant, Company E, 11th US Infantry 24 Aug 1863 to 26 May 1864; 2nd Lieutenant, 10th US Infantry 18 May 1864; died 26 May 1864 of wounds received 5 May 1864 at the battle of the Wilderness VA.

HILL, James F.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Company D, 2nd NY Infantry 14 May 1861 to 1 Sep 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd NY Infantry 1 Sep 1862; 1st Lieutenant 9 Mar 1863; honorably mustered out 26 May 1863; 1st Lieutenant, 21st NY Cavalry 29 Jun 1863; honorably mustered out 11 Sep 1866; 2nd Lieutenant, 6th US Cavalry 22 Jan 1867; 1st Lieutenant 17 Sep 1867; regimental Adjutant 16 Aug 1868 to 27 Nov 1869; drowned 27 Apr 1870.

HILLARY, Michael:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY.  Assistant Surgeon, 50th NY Engineers 5 Jul 1862; resigned 5 Feb 1863; Assistant Surgeon, USA 13 Jun 1863; brevet Captain 13 Mar 1865 for faithful and meritorious service; dismissed 11 Nov 1867.

HOGAN, Edward Kelley:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Assistant Surgeon, 120th NY Infantry 31 Mar 1863; honorably discharged 11 Aug 1864; Assistant Surgeon of Volunteers 13 Oct 1864; brevet Major of Volunteers 17 Nov 1865 for gallant and meritorious service; honorably mustered out 27 Nov 1865; died 26 Jul 1867.

HOGAN, Michael Kelley:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Assistant Surgeon of Volunteers 2 Sep 1863; Surgeon of Volunteers 3 Sep 1863; brevet Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers 28 Jun 1866 for faithful service in the Medical Department and Colonel of Volunteers 28 Jun 1866 for faithful and meritorious service; honorably mustered out 1 Nov 1867; died 25 Feb 1894.

HOGARTY, Michael Joseph:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Private, Company I, 141st NY Infantry 30 Dec 1863 to 1 Sep 1864 and from 16 Sep 1864 to 22 Apr 1865; 1st Lieutenant, 141st NY Infantry 23 Apr 1865; honorably mustered out 8 Jun 1865; 1st Lieutenant 42nd US Infantry 28 Jul 1866; transferred to 6th US Infantry 22 Apr 1869; unassigned 8 Jul 1870; retired 15 Dec 1870.

HOLMES, Robert:  Born Ireland, commissioned from PA. Quartermaster Sergeant, 104th PA Infantry 6 Sep 1861; 2nd Lieutenant 5 Nov 1861; Captain, Commissary of Subsistence of  Volunteers 14 Apr 1862; resigned 9 Jun 1865.

HORRIGAN, Patrick W.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company B, 2nd US Dragoons (2nd US Cavalry) 4 Mar 1860 to 14 Nov 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd US Cavalry 31 Oct 1863; 1st Lieutenant 5 Jan 1865; transferred to 13th US Infantry 13 Feb 1867; unassigned 8 Jun 1869; brevet 1st Lieutenant 11 Jun 1864 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Trevillian Station VA; honorably mustered out 1 Jan 1871; Private, Company I, 8th US Cavalry 21 Oct 1871 to 21 Oct 1876 and of Company A, 8th US Cavalry 4 Nov 1876; discharged 7 Oct 1871.

HOULIHAN, Patrick W:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company A, 16th US Infantry 31 Jul 1861 to 5 Jul 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 16th US Infantry 7 Apr 1862; 1st Lieutenant 23 Dec 1862; Captain 19 Oct 1865; unassigned 17 Apr 1869; brevet Captain 20 Sep 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Chickamauga GA; died 5 Oct 1870.

HOWARD, Robert V. W.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Battery A and Sergeant Major, 4th US Artillery 22 Apr 1839 to 28 Jun 1848; brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th US Artillery 28 Jun 1848; 2nd Lieutenant 20 Aug 1848; 1st Lieutenant 20 Sep 1850; Captain 14 May 1861; Lieutenant Colonel, 3rd PA Artillery 30 Aug 1863; honorably mustered out of Volunteer service 1 Nov 1865; Major, 3rd US Artillery 4 Apr 1869; brevet Major 22 Oct 1863 for gallant and meritorious service in action at Blackwater Bridge near Suffolk VA and Lieutenant Colonel 13 Mar 1865 for faithful and meritorious during service the war; died 1 Feb 1875.

HYNES, Thomas:  Born Ireland, commissioned from MO. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company B, 2nd US Infantry 17 Nov 1853 to 1 Jun 1861; 2nd Lieutenant, 1st MO Infantry 11 Jun 1861; transferred to 1st MO Light Artillery 1 Sep 1861; resigned 9 Mar 1862: 1st Lieutenant, Adjutant, 10th MO Cavalry 23 Jul to 20 Aug 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 1st US Infantry 21 Apr 1862; 1st Lieutenant 28 May 1864; Lieutenant Colonel, 28th MO Infantry 20 Sep to 3 Dec 1862; Major, 4th MO Cavalry 4 Dec 1862; dismissed from Volunteer service and USA 2 Sep 1864 to date from 28 May 1864; Hospital Steward 13 Sep 1871 to 30 Jun 1874.

IRWIN, Bernard John Dowling: Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Assistant Surgeon 28 Aug 1856; Major, Surgeon 16 Sep 1862: Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Medical Purveyor 16 Sep 1885; Colonel, Surgeon 28 Aug 1890; brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel 13 Mar 1865 for faithful and meritorious service during the war; awarded Medal of Honor 24 Jan 1894 for distinguished gallantry in action against hostile Chiricahua Apache Indians near Apache Pass AZ 13 and 14 Feb 1861 while serving as Assistant Surgeon, voluntarily taking command of troops and attacking and defeating a marauding party of hostile Apaches encountered en route to the assistance of a body of troops engaged with Indians at Apache Pass AZ; retired 28 Jun 1894.

IRWIN, John A:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company C, 1st (later 4th) US Cavalry 16 Feb 1857 to 16 Feb 1862; Private and 1st Sergeant, Company E, 6th US Cavalry 21 May to 22 Sep 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 6th US Cavalry 17 Jul 1862; 1st Lieutenant 28 Sep 1864; regimental Quartermaster Feb to 18 May 1863 and 22 Aug 1863 to 5 Nov 1865; Captain 8 Jun 1867; brevet Captain 30 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of White Oak Road VA; dismissed 27 Jan 1875.

JACKSON, Richard Henry: Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Battery L, 4th US Artillery 12 Dec 1851 to 23 Apr 1860; brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th US Artillery 13 Sep 1859; 2nd Lieutenant, 1st US Artillery 13 Jul 1860; 1st Lieutenant 14 May 1861; Captain 20 Feb 1862; Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Inspector General assigned 15 Apr 1863 to 23 May 1865; Brigadier General of Volunteers 19 May 1865; honorably mustered out of Volunteer service 1 Feb 1866; Major, 5th US Artillery 1 Jul 1880; Lieutenant Colonel, 4th US Artillery 4 Dec 1888; brevet Major 15 May 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Drurys Bluff VA; Lieutenant Colonel 7 Oct 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in action at New Market Heights VA; Colonel 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war; Brigadier General 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the field during the war; Brigadier General of Volunteers 1 Jan 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the campaign of 1864 and Major General of Volunteers 24 Nov 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war; died 28 Nov 1892.

JAMES, Robert: Born Ireland, commissioned from  Army. Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Battery F, 3rd US Artillery 24 Oct 1856 to 26 Mar 1860; Private, Sergeant and 1st Sergeant, Battery K, 4th US Artillery 10 Jan 1861 to 17 Apr 1863; brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 4th US artillery 19 Feb 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd US Artillery 21 Apr 1863; cashiered 19 Aug 1865.

JESSOP, Samuel S: Born Ireland, commissioned from  NY. Assistant Surgeon, US Volunteers 20 Sep 1864; brevet Captain of Volunteers 16 Nov 1865 for faithful and meritorious service; honorably mustered out 27 Nov 1865; Assistant Surgeon 28 Feb 1866; resigned 30 Jun 1878; died 1 Apr 1892.

JOHNSON, James: Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Private, Company H, 8th US Infantry 23 Aug 1848 to 14 Jul 1853; Private & Sergeant, Company H and Quartermaster Sergeant, 8th US Infantry 1 Oct 1853 to 1 Oct 1858; 1st Sergeant, Company I, 2nd NY Infantry 14 May 1861; 2nd Lieutenant 2 Aug 1861; 1st Lieutenant 22 May 1862; transferred to 70th NY Infantry 26 May 1863; Captain, Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers 29 Feb 1864; honorably mustered out 1 Sep 1866.

JONES, Henry: Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant, & 1st Sergeant, Company G, 2nd (later 5th) US Cavalry 19 Jul 1855 to 22 Sep 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 5th US Cavalry 17 Jul 1862; 1st Lieutenant 10 Oct 1862; dismissed 19 Nov 1863.

JONES, Patrick Henry: Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. 2nd Lieutenant, 37th NY Infantry 7 Jun 1861; 1st Lieutenant, Adjutant 4 Nov 1861; Major 21 Jan 1862; Colonel 154th NY Infantry 8 Oct 1862; Brigadier General of Volunteers 6 Dec 1864; resigned 17 Jun 1865; died 23 Jul 1900.

JOURDAN, James: Born Ireland, commissioned from NY.  Major, 84th NY Infantry 23 May 1861; Lieutenant Colonel, 56th NY Infantry 19 Dec 1861; Colonel, 158th NY Infantry 5 Sep 1862; brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers 28 Oct 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in the attack on the enemy's works at Ft Harrison VA and Major General of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war; resigned 17 Mar 1865.

JOYES, James: Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Sergeant, Company I. 182nd NY Infantry 30 Sep 1862; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps 6 Aug 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps 23 Feb 1864; 1st Lieutenant 19 Jan 1865; honorably mustered out 25 Jun 1866; 1st Lieutenant, 42nd US Infantry 28 Jul 1866; regimental Quartermaster 4 Jan 1867 to 22 Apr 1869; unassigned 22 Apr 1869; assigned to 17th US Infantry 1 Jan 1871; resigned 30 Jun 1872; died 28 Sep 1894.

KANE, John Hendricks:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Company D, 2nd (later 5th) US Cavalry 6 Jun 1855 to 2 Apr 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 5th US Cavalry 19 Feb 1863; 1st Lieutenant 19 Nov 1863; Captain 22 Dec 1868; brevet Captain 9 Apr 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the battles terminating with the surrender of General Lee's army; honorably discharged 31 Aug 1870 at his own request.

KEARNEY, James:  Born Ireland, commissioned from DC. 3rd Lieutenant 5th US Infantry 11 Apr 1813; 2nd Lieutenant 1 Jun 1814; 1st Lieutenant 13 Aug 1814 to 15 Jun 1815; Captain, Assistant Topographical Engineer 12 Apr 1813; honorably discharged 15 Jun 1815; Major, Topographical Engineers 29 Apr 1816; Lieutenant Colonel, Topographical Engineers 7 Jul 1838; brevet Lieutenant Colonel 29 Apr 1826 for 10 years faithful service in one grade; retired 9 Sep 1861; died 10 Jan 1862.

KEEFE, Joseph:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Battery E, 2nd US Artillery 5 Dec 1853 to 30 Oct 1862; brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd US Artillery 22 Oct 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 5th US Artillery 22 Oct 1862; 1st Lieutenant 28 Jul 1866; transferred to 4th US Infantry 22 May 1875; Captain 4 Feb 1882; brevet 1st Lieutenant 29 Nov 1863 for gallant and meritorious service during the defense of Ft Sanders TN and Captain 23 Sep 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Fishers Hill VA; died 4 Dec 1891.

KEILY, Daniel J.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Ireland. Captain, additional Aide-de-Camp 9 Apr 1862; Colonel, 2nd LA Cavalry 6 and 7 Sep 1864; brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service; honorably mustered out 20 Aug 1865; died Aug 1867.

KELLY, Charles Vernon:  Born Ireland, commissioned from WI. Hospital Chaplain of Volunteers 23 Jan 1865; honorably mustered out 31 Aug 1865; died 1867.

KELLY, James:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Captain, 69th NY State Militia 9 May 1861; honorably mustered out 3 Aug 1861; Lieutenant Colonel, 69th NY Infantry 8 Nov 1861; honorably mustered out 12 Jun 1863; Captain, 16th US Infantry 26 Oct 1861; dismissed 24 Jun 1864; restored 16 Sep 1867 with former date of rank as Captain, 34th US Infantry; transferred to 16th US Infantry 14 Apr 1869; died 24 Sep 1871.

KELLY, James Rigney:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Artificer & Corporal, Company A, Engineers 28 Feb 1854 to 28 Feb 1859; Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Battery D, 4th US Artillery 3 Aug 1859 to 3 Dec 1861; 2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant 3rd US Artillery 29 Nov 1861; Captain 20 Dec 1872; brevet Captain 27 Jun 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Gaines Mill VA and Major 13 Dec 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Fredericksburg VA; died 3 Dec 1884.

KELLY, Michael J:  Born Ireland, commissioned from DC. 2nd Lieutenant, 1st US Cavalry 8 May 1861; 4th US Cavalry 3 Aug 1861; 1st Lieutenant 17 Jul 1862; Captain 21 Apr 1866; brevet Captain 31 Dec 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Stone River TN and Major 1 Sep 1864 for gallant and meritorious service during the Atlanta campaign; died 13 Aug 1867.

KELLY, Patrick:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Captain, NY State Militia 9 May 1861; honorably mustered out 3 Aug 1861; Captain, 16th US Infantry 26 Oct 1861; Lieutenant Colonel 88th NY Infantry 14 Sep 1861; Colonel 20 Oct 1862; brevet Major 7 Apr 1862 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Shiloh TN: killed 16 Jun 1864 in the battle before Petersburg VA.

KELLY, William:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Washington Territory. Private, Company F, 3rd US Infantry 14 Dec 1843; transferred to Company E, 4th US Infantry 1847; discharged 14 Dec 1848; Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Company G, 4th US Infantry 16 Dec 1848 to 16 Dec 1853; 1st Lieutenant, 1st OR Cavalry 20 Dec 1861; Captain 21 Mar 1862; honorably mustered out 28 Jul 1866; Captain, 8th US Cavalry 28 Jul 1866; brevet Major 5 Apr 1868 for gallantry in an engagement with a large band of Indians on Malheur River OR 5 Apr 1868; died 28 Dec 1871.

KENNEDY, William Boyle:  Born Ireland, commissioned from CA. 1st Lieutenant, 1st CA Cavalry 13 Jun 1863; Captain 12 Nov 1863; honorably mustered out 22 May 1866; 1st Lieutenant, 10th US Cavalry 22 Jan 1867; Captain 7 Jun 1870; Major, 4th US Cavalry 1 Jan 1892; retired 13 Jan 1897.

KENNINGTON, James:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant Company K, 2nd US Infantry and Sergeant Major & Commissary Sergeant, 1st Battalion, 11th US Infantry 20 Oct 1851 to 3 Dec 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 11th US Infantry 26 Nov 1862; 1st Lieutenant 5 May 1864; unassigned 14 Apr 1869; assigned to 14th US Infantry 31 Dec 1870; Captain 10 Dec 1873; retired 15 Jun 1887; brevet 1st Lieutenant 13 Dec 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Fredericksburg VA and Captain 13 Mar 1865 for general good conduct in the field; died 22 Apr 1897.

KEOGH, Myles W.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from DC. Captain, additional Aide-de-Camp 9 Apr 1862; Major, Aide-de-Camp of Volunteers 7 Apr 1864; brevet Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for uniform gallantry and good conduct during the war; honorably mustered out 1 Sep 1866; 2nd Lieutenant, 4th US Cavalry 4 May 1866: Captain, 7th US Cavalry 28 Jul 1866; brevet Major 2 Mar 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Gettysburg PA and Lieutenant Colonel 2 Mar 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Dallas GA; killed 25 Jun 1876 in action with Sioux Indians at Little Big Horn River MT.

KERIN, Joseph:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Company B, 2nd US Dragoons 3 Jan 1853 to 3 Jan 1858; Private, Corporal & Sergeant, general mounted service 5 Aug 1858 to 31 Oct 1861; 2nd Lieutenant, 6th US Cavalry 26 Oct 1861; 1st Lieutenant 23 Dec 1862; regimental Adjutant 18 May to 25 Oct 1863; Captain 28 Jul 1866; retired 28 Jun 1878; brevet 1st Lieutenant 27 May 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Hanover Court House VA and Captain 1 Apr 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Beverly Ford VA 9 Jun 1863; died 24 Sep 1890.

KIRKPATRICK, Thomas:  Born Ireland, commissioned from PA. Hospital Chaplain of Volunteers 5 Sep 1864; honorably mustered out 26 Jul 1865.

LACEY, Francis Edmond:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private. Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company I, 2nd US Infantry 10 May 1858 to 3 Oct 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd US Infantry 18 Jul 1862; 1st Lieutenant 1 May 1863; dismissed 21 Apr 1864; reinstated 22 Jul 1864; Captain 8 Aug 1866; unassigned 17 Apr 1869; assigned to 10th US Infantry 5 Jul 1870; Major, 8th US Infantry 16 Sep 1892; transferred to 17th US Infantry 7 Aug 1895; Lieutenant Colonel, 3rd US Infantry 4 Feb 1897; brevet Captain 2 Jul 1863 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Gettysburg PA; retired 8 Aug 1897.

LAMBERT, John J.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from IA.  1st Lieutenant, 9th IA Cavalry 30 Nov 1863; Captain 6 May 1865; honorably mustered out 15 Mar 1866; 2nd Lieutenant, 5th US Infantry 7 Mar 1867; resigned 31 Mar 1872.

LAWLER, Michael K.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from IL.  Captain, 3rd IL Infantry 29 Jun 1846; honorably mustered out 21 May 1847; Captain, Independent Company, IL Mounted Volunteers 19 Jul 1847; honorably mustered out 26 Oct 1848; Colonel, 18th IL Infantry 30 Jun 1861; Brigadier General of Volunteers 29 Nov 1862; brevet Major general of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war; honorably mustered out 15 Jan 1866; died 26 Jul 1882.

LAWLESS, Michael:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company H, 2nd US Dragoons (later 2nd US Cavalry) 13 Mar 1855 to 23 Sep 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd US Cavalry 17 Jul 1862; 1st Lieutenant 9 Jun 1863; killed 11 Jun 1864 at the battle of Trevillian Station VA.

LAWSON, Joseph:  Born Ireland, commissioned from KY.  2nd Lieutenant, 11th KY Cavalry 3 Oct 1862; Captain 28 Nov 1862; honorably mustered out 17 Jul 1865; 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd US Cavalry 23 Feb 1866; 1st Lieutenant 28 Jul 1866; Captain 25 Sep 1876; died 30 Jan 1881.

LEAHY, Michael:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Battery B, 3rd US Artillery and Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Battery C, 1st US Artillery 15 Jul 1853 to 30 Nov 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 1st US Artillery 31 Oct 1863; 1st Lieutenant 14 Oct 1864; transferred to 18th US Infantry 3 Aug 1869; regimental Quartermaster 31 Mar to 15 Jun 1887; Captain 15 Jun 1887; retired 8 Nov 1889; brevet 1st Lieutenant 20 Feb 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Olustee FL and Captain 7 Oct 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in action on the Darbytown Road near Richmond VA.

LEDLIE, Joseph Hutton:  Born Ireland, commissioned from IL.  Surgeon, 99th IL Infantry 20 Aug 1862; Assistant Surgeon, US Volunteers 18 May 1864; Surgeon of Volunteers 8 Apr 1865; brevet Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers 6 Oct 1865 for faithful and meritorious service; honorably mustered out 7 Oct 1865; died 26 May 1896.

LEE, John:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private & Corporal, Company I, 2nd US Dragoons 12 Aug 1850 to 12 Aug 1855; Private, Corporal & Sergeant, general mounted service; Sergeant Major, 6th US Cavalry and Sergeant, Companies I and K, 6th US CAvalry 21 Nov 1855 to 21 Sep 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 4th US Cavalry 17 Jul 1862; 1st Lieutenant 5 Nov 1863; regimental Quartermaster 10 Aug 1865 to 11 Aug 1866; Captain 31 Jul 1867; retired 26 Nov 1884; brevet Captain 2 Apr 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the capture of Selma AL; died 24 Apr 1890.

LENNOX, Robert:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company D and Sergeant Major, 2nd US Dragoons (later 2nd US Cavalry) 16 Oct 1854 to 22 Sep 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd US CAvalry 17 Jul 1862; 1st Lieutenant 27 Apr 1863; regimental Adjutant 17 Oct 1863 to 1 Jul 1865; resigned 18 Jan 1866; Private, Companies F and G, 44th US Infantry and general service 31 May 1867 to 30 Apr 1869; died 8 Jun 1875.

LEONARD, John:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NJ.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company F, 9th US Infantry 17 May 1855 to 15 May 1860; Captain, 72nd NY Infantry 21 Jun 1861; Major 27 Apr 1863; Lieutenant Colonel 4 May 1863; honorably mustered out 19 Jun 1864; Captain, Veteran Reserve Corps 26 Aug 1864;  brevet Major of Volunteers 7 Nov 1865 for gallant and meritorious service; honorably mustered out 2 Jan 1867; 1st Lieutenant, 43rd US Infantry 28 Jul 1866; transferred to 1st US Infantry 8 Apr 1869; retired 15 Dec 1870; brevet Captain 2 Mar 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Fredericksburg VA and Major 2 Mar 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Gettysburg PA; died 26 Feb 1902.

LITTLE, Thomas:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Battery H, 4th US Artillery 29 Sep 1856 to 13 Oct 1861; Sergeant, Company C, 1st Battalion, 13th US Infantry 8 Nov 1861 to 2 Jul 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 13th US Infantry 31 May 1862; 1st Lieutenant 15 Aug 1862; transferred to 31st US Infantry 21 Sep 1866; Captain 1 Nov 1867; unassigned 24 Jul 1869; assigned to 10th US Cavalry 1 Jan 1871; brevet Captain 4 Jul 1863 for gallant and meritorious service during the siege of Vicksburg MS and Major 25 Nov 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Mission Ridge TN; dismissed 20 Dec 1877.

LOGAN, William:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Company I, 7th US Infantry 27 Dec 1850 to 12 Jan 1863 and Hospital Steward to 4 Jun 1864; 2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant, 7th US Infantry 18 May 1864; regimental Quartermaster 23 Sep 1864 to 19 May 1869; Captain 24 Oct 1874; killed 9 Aug 1877 in action with Nez Perce Indians at Big Hole Pass MT.

LUCAS, Michael Ennis:  Born Ireland, commissioned from OH.  Military Storekeeper, Quartermaster Department 13 Mar 1863; Captain, military Storekeeper 28 Jul 1866; died 26 Mar 1868.

LYDON, Patrick Henry:  Born Ireland, commissioned from PA.  Captain, Commissary of Subsistence of Volunteers 2 Mar 1865; brevet Major of Volunteers 24 Jun 1865 for efficient and meritorious service; honorably mustered out 26 Jun 1865.

LYNCH, Edward:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, band and Sergeant Major, 3rd US Infantry 22 Jul 1858 to 4 Oct 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps 14 Dec 1863; honorably mustered out 30 Jun 1866; Sergeant, Company F, 3rd Battalion, 16th US Infantry and Sergeant Major, 34th US Infantry 3 Aug 1866 to 4 Aug 1868; 2nd Lieutenant, 33rd US Infantry 9 Jul 1868; transferred to 8th US Infantry 3 May 1869; 1st Lieutenant 4 Jul 1879; retired with rank of Captain 9 Mar 1891.

LYNCH, John Arthur:  Born Ireland, commissioned from OH.  Private in 3 months OH volunteers 1861; Captain, Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers 26 Nov 1862; honorably mustered out 20 Sep 1865.

LYONS, Robert Timothy:  Born Ireland, commissioned from DE.  Private, Company F, 1st DE Infantry 28 Sep 1861 to 30 Sep 1864; Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Company M, 2nd US Cavalry and Company K, 5th US Cavalry 28 Sep 1865 to 12 Jun 1868; 2nd Lieutenant, 17th US Infantry 17 Dec 1872; died 10 Jul 1875.

McCAFFERTY, Neil J.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant Company A, 1st (later 4th) US Cavalry 26 Apr 1858 to 27 Mar 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 4th US Cavalry 19 Feb 1863; 1st Lieutenant 16 Feb 1865; Captain 13 Jan 1868; brevet 1st Lieutenant 10 May 1863 for gallant and meritorious service in the cavalry action at Franklin TN; drowned 10 Jun 1870.

McCARTHY, Patrick Francis:  Born Ireland, commissioned from DC. Hospital Chaplain of Volunteers 2 Oct 1863; honorably mustered out 21 Aug 1865; died 5 Nov 1882

McCLEAVE, William:  Born Ireland, commissioned from CA. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company K, 1st US Dragoons 7 Oct 1850 to 1 Oct 1860; Captain, 1st CA Cavalry 23 Aug 1861; Major 1 May 1863, brevet Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for his successful pursuit of and gallantry in an engagement with Apache Indians; honorably mustered out 19 Oct 1866; 2nd Lieutenant, 8th US Cavalry 28 Jul 1866; 1st Lieutenant 6 Mar 1867; Captain 10 Aug 1869; retired 20 Mar 1879.

McCLINTOCK, John S.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from OH.  2nd Lieutenant, 22nd OH Infantry 9 Aug 1861; 1st Lieutenant 6 May 1862; honorably mustered out 11 Aug 1864; Captain, Commissary of Subsistence of Volunteers 24 Oct 1864; brevet Major of Volunteers 7 May 1866 for faithful service in the Subsistence Department; honorably mustered out 19 May 1866.

McCURDY, John:  Born Ireland, commissioned from OH.  Assistant Surgeon, 23rd OH Infantry 2 Jul 1861; Surgeon 11th OH Infantry 26 Oct 1862; Assistant Surgeon of Volunteers 8 Jan 1864; resigned 10 Feb 1865.

McDERMONT, Clarke:  Born Ireland, commissioned from OH.  Surgeon, 2nd OH Infantry 17 Apr 1861; honorably mustered out 9 Aug 1861: Surgeon of Volunteers 14 Apr 1862; brevet Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for faithful and meritorious service during the war; honorably mustered out 30 Dec 1865; died 7 Jan 1881.

McDERMOTT, George:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company B, 5th US Infantry 8 Nov 1850 to 4 Jan 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 5th US Infantry 17 Jul 1862; 1st Lieutenant 14 Jul 1864; died 21 Jun 1878.

McDONALD, John:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company K, 1st US Dragoons 18 Aug 1857 to 1 Oct 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 1st US Cavalry 17 Jul 1862; 1st Lieutenant 29 Dec 1863; Captain 1 Jul 1868; retired 1 Jul 1868.

McDONNELL, Edward:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY.  Surgeon of Volunteers 21 Jun 1862; honorably mustered out 27 Jul 1865; died 29 Dec 1867.

McDOUGALL, William:  Born Ireland, commissioned from PA.  Captain, Commissary of Subsistence of Volunteers 3 Aug 1861; resigned 4 Feb 1863.

McGINNESS, John Randolph:  Born Ireland, commissioned from OH. Cadet, US Military Academy 1 Jul 1859 (9); 1st Lieutenant, Ordnance 11 Jun 1863; Captain 10 Feb 1869; Major 1 Jun 1881; Lieutenant Colonel 7 Jul 1898; Colonel 14 Jun 1902; brevet Captain 1 Mar 1864 for gallant and meritorious service during the siege of Morris Island SC and Major 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the operations before Charleston SC.

McGOWAN, Robert:  Born Ireland, commissioned from TN.  Assistant Surgeon of Volunteers 9 Sep 1863; brevet Major of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for faithful and meritorious service; honorably mustered out 3 Nov 1865.

McGOWN, George:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private & Corporal Company C, 2nd US Infantry 1 Jun 1858 to 2 Dec 1861; 2nd Lieutenant, 7th US Infantry 29 Nov 1861; 1st Lieutenant 4 Jul 1863; Captain 19 Sep 1864; retired 14 Mar 1865; brevet Major 13 Mar 1865 for faithful and meritorious service and Lieutenant Colonel 15 Nov 1865 for faithful and meritorious service connected with the muster out and disbanding of the Volunteer armies of the US.

McGRANE, Peter:  Born Ireland, commissioned from PA. Hospital Chaplain of Volunteers 9 Oct 1862; appointment expired 4 Mar 1863; Hospital Chaplain of Volunteers 22 Apr 1863; honorably mustered out 26 Jul 1865.

McGRATH, John P.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from MO. Additional Paymaster of Volunteers 19 Feb 1863; brevet Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers 1 Dec 1865 for faithful service in his Department; honorably mustered out 20 Jul 1866; Major, Paymaster 28 Jul 1866; appointment expired 4 Mar 1867.

McGRATH, Matthew F.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from DC. Hospital Chaplain of Volunteers 13 Jun 1862; resigned 1 Oct 1863.

McGRATH, Peter:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company I, Mounted Rifles 11 Sep 1851 to 7 Jul 1861; 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd US Cavalry 14 May 1861; 6th US Cavalry 3 Aug 1861; 1st Lieutenant 24 Oct 1861; died 1 May 1862 of wounds received 26 Mar 1862 in action at Apache Canyon NM.

McGROARTY, Stephen Joseph:  Born Ireland, commissioned from OH. Captain, 10th OH Infantry 13 May 1861; resigned 28 Oct 1861; Lieutenant Colonel, 61st OH Infantry 23 Apr 1862; Colonel 23 Sep 1862; transferred to 82nd OH Infantry 31 Mar 1865; brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers 1 May 1865 for gallant service during the war; honorably mustered out 24 Jul 1865; died 4 Jan 1870.

McILVAINE, Isaac:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NJ.  Hospital Chaplain of Volunteers 11 Jul 1862; honorably mustered out 14 Jul 1865.

McINTYRE, Augustine:  Born Ireland, commissioned from IL.  Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Battery A, MD Light Artillery 15 Dec 1861 to 28 Dec 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, MD Light Artillery 28 Dec 1862; resigned 16 Apr 1864; Captain, 114th US Colored Infantry 13 Aug 1864; honorably mustered out 2 Apr 1867; 2nd Lieutenant, 16th Infantry 19 Aug 1867; transferred to 2nd US Infantry 17 Apr 1869; killed 10 Feb 1877 near Elijah GA while in command of a detachment acting as a posse to a US marshal.

McIVOR, James Patrick:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Lieutenant Colonel, 170th NY Infantry 7 Oct 1862; Colonel 1 Mar 1863; brevet Brigadier General and Major General of Volunteers 9 Apr 1865 for highly meritorious service during the campaign terminating with the surrender of the insurgent army under General Robert E Lee; honorably mustered out 15 Jul 1865.

MacKAY, Uniacke C.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY.  1st Lieutenant, 100th NY Infantry 7 Jan to 10 Mar 1862; 2nd Lieutenant 10th US Infantry 19 Feb 1862; 1st Lieutenant 2 Jul 1863; Captain 3 Oct 1864; dismissed 3 Feb 1865.

McKIM, James:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company K, 6th US Infantry 7 Feb 1853 to 9 Nov 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 6th US Infantry 18 Jul 1862; 1st Lieutenant 1 Feb 1865; Captain, 39th US Infantry 28 Jul 1866; brevet 1st Lieutenant 2 Jul 1863 and Captain 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Gettysburg PA; resigned 31 May 1867.

McKIM, Philip:  Born Ireland, commissioned from MO. Hospital Chaplain of Volunteers 19 Oct 1863; honorably mustered out 21 Aug 1865; died 17 Jul 1897.

McLAUGHLIN, George Hogg:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Private & Corporal, general service and Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant Batteries M and D, 3rd US Artillery 21 Feb 1849 to 21 Feb 1854; 1st Sergeant, Company E, 2nd US Infantry 12 May 1854 to 12 May 1859 and from 15 Aug 1859 to 4 Oct 1861; 1st Lieutenant, 8th IA Infantry 4 Oct 1861; resigned 20 Nov 1861; 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd US Infantry 24 Oct 1861; 1st Lieutenant 15 Feb 1862; regimental Quartermaster 24 Sep 1862 to 1 Dec 1863; Captain 1 Dec 1863; retired 31 Dec 1870; brevet Major 1 Aug 1864 for gallant service in the battle of North Anna River VA and during the campaign before Richmond VA.

McMAHON, Abraham:  Born Ireland, commissioned from OH. Surgeon, 64th OH Infantry 2 Aug 1862; Assistant Surgeon, US Volunteers 18 May 1864: Surgeon of Volunteers 30 Aug 1864; brevet Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers 5 Oct 1865 for faithful and meritorious service; honorably mustered out 12 Oct 1865.

McMAHON, John:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY.  Private, 105th PA Infantry 23 Dec 1861; 1st Lieutenant 8 Jan 1862: Captain 25 Mar 1862: transferred to 94th NY Infantry Mar 1863; Major 10 May 1864; honorably mustered out 21 Oct 1864; Colonel, 188th NY Infantry 31 Mar 1865; brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers 30 Jun 1865 for meritorious service; honorably mustered out 1 Jul 1865; died 30 Dec 1891.

McMASTER, Charles:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant Company I, 1st (later 4th) US Cavalry 22 Nov 1868 to 26 Aug 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd US Cavalry l0 Aug 1863; 1st Lieutenant 19 Sep 1864; died 15 Oct 1864 of wounds received 25 Sep 1864 at the battle of Front Royal VA.

McQUADE, Hugh:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company F, Mounted Rifles 11 Aug 1851 to 11 Jun 1861; 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd US Cavalry 14 May 1861; 6th US Cavalry 3 Aug 1861; Captain, 38th NY Infantry 3 Jun 1861; died 26 Dec 1861 in Confederate prison of wounds received 21 Jul 1861 at the battle of (1st) Bull Run VA.

McREYNOLDS, Andrew Thomas:  Born Ireland, commissioned from MI. Captain of Infantry 9 Mar 1847; 3rd US Dragoons 9 Apr 1847; brevet Major 20 Aug 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Contreras and Churuhusco, Mexico; honorably discharged 31 Jul 1848; Colonel, 1st NY Cavalry 5 Jun 1861; honorably mustered out 15 Jun 1864; died 25 Nov 1898.

MADDEN, Frank:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Private, Company B, 55th; Company K, 38th;  and Company H, 40th NY Infantry 1 Mar 1862 to 23 Apr 1864; Private, general service and Company K, 44th US Infantry 19 Jul 1865 to 14 Nov 1866; 2nd Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry 28 Jul 1866; unassigned 22 Apr 1869; retired 31 Dec 1870.

MADIGAN, John:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NJ. Private, Company G, 88th NY Infantry 12 Oct 1861; Commissary Sergeant 20 Feb 1862; 2nd Lieutenant 13 Dec 1862; honorably mustered out 12 Jun 1863; 1st Lieutenant, 2 N J Cavalry 12 Aug 1863; honorably mustered out 1 Nov 1865; 2nd Lieutenant, 1st US Cavalry 23 Feb 1866; 1st Lieutenant 25 Apr 1867; brevet Captain 27 Sep 1867 for conspicuous gallantry in charging a large band of Indians strongly fortified in the Infernal Caverns, Pitt River CA where he was killed 27 Sep 1867.

MAHAN, Martin:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Company K, 1st US Infantry 21 Dec 1857 to 21 Dec 1862; Private, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 16th US Infantry 1 Jan to 8 Jun 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 16th US Infantry 1 Jun 1863; 1st Lieutenant 21 Oct 1863; dismissed 8 Nov 1864.

MAHON, Stephen Keith:  Born Ireland, commissioned from IA. Private, Company E and Sergeant Major, 36th IA Infantry 14 Aug 1862 to 11 Aug l863; 1st Lieutenant, 36th IA Infantry 11 Aug 1863; honorably mustered out 24 Aug 1865; 2nd Lieutenant, 11th US Infantry 23 Feb 1866; 1st Lieutenant 28 Jul 1866; transferred to 16th US Infantry 14 Apr 1869; Captain 8 Jul 1882; retired 11 Apr 1883; brevet Captain 2 Mar 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the defense of Helena AR; died 11 Jan 1885.

MAHONY, Andrew:  Born Ireland, commissioned from MA.  Captain, 19th MA Infantry 28 Aug 1861; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps 8 Aug 1863; brevet Major, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallant conduct at the battle of Gettysburg PA and for meritorious service during the war; honorably mustered out 19 May 1867; 1st Lieutenant, 45th US Infantry 7 Mar 1867; transferred to 14th US Infantry 22 Jul 1869; died 12 Apr 1872.

MALEY, Thomas Edward:  Born Ireland, commissioned from IL. Private & Sergeant, Company I and Quartermaster Sergeant, 2nd US Cavalry 15 May 1855 to 15 Apr 1860; 1st Lieutenant, regimental Quartermaster, 6th PA Cavalry 12 Sep 1861; resigned 22 Apr 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 5th U S Cavalry 14 Apr 1862; 1st Lieutenant 17 Jul 1862; regimental Adjutant 9 May to 1 Dec 1862; regimental Quartermaster 1 Dec 1862 to 30 Nov 1864; Captain 28 Jul 1866; retired with rank of Lieutenant Colonel 15 Dec 1870, with rank of Captain 3 Mar 1875 and with rank of Lieutenant Colonel 3 Mar 1877; brevet 1st Lieutenant 27 Jun 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Gaines Mill VA; Captain 17 Sep 1862 for gal and meritorious service in the battle of Antietam MD and Major 28 Jul 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Deep Bottom VA; died 1 Jul 1896.

MALLOY, Adam Gale:  Born Ireland, commissioned from WI.  Captain, 6th WI Infantry 16 Jul 1861; honorably mustered out 2 Feb 1862; Lieutenant Colonel, 17th WI Infantry 3 Mar 1862; Colonel 1 Dec 1862; brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service; honorably mustered out 14 Jul 1865; 2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant, 17th US Infantry 23 Feb 1866; transferred to 35th US Infantry 21 Sep 1866; unassigned 12 Aug 1869; brevet Captain 2 Mar 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the siege of Vicksburg MS: Major 2 Mar 1867 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain GA; Lieutenant Colonel 2 Mar 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Atlanta GA and Colonel 2 Mar 1867 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Nashville TN; honorably discharged 23 Aug 1870 at his own request.

MALONEY, Maurice:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Company D and Sergeant Major, 4th US Infantry 5 Nov 1836 to 27 Nov 1846; 2nd Lieutenant, 4th US Infantry 27 Nov 1846; 1st Lieutenant 6 May 1848; regimental Adjutant 27 Oct 1847 to 1 Feb 1849; Captain 22 Nov 1854; Colonel 13th WI Infantry 15 Oct 1861; honorably discharged from Volunteer service 1 Aug 1862; Major, 1st US Infantry 16 Sep 1862; Lieutenant Colonel, 16th US Infantry 21 Jun 1867; unassigned 15 Mar 1869; retired 15 Dec 1870; brevet 1st Lieutenant 8 Sep 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Molino del Rey, Mexico; Captain 13 Sep 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Chapultepec, Mexico; Lieutenant Colonel 4 Jul 1863 for gallant and meritorious service during the siege of Vicksburg MS and Colonel 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war; died 8 Jan 1872.

MANGAN, Michael: Born Ireland, commissioned from WI.  Private, Corporal, & Sergeant, Company E, 6th WI Infantry 28 Jun 1861 to 1 Jul 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 6 WI Infantry 1 Jul 1863; 1st Lieutenant 8 Aug 1863; honorably mustered out 3 Apr 1864; 2nd Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps 18 Mar 1864; honorably mustered out 6 Sep 1866; 2nd Lieutenant, 45th US Infantry 22 Jan 1867; unassigned 22 Jul 1869; retired 31 Dec 1870; died 26 Sep 1901.

MARTIN, Malachi:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. 2nd Lieutenant, 15th NY Battery 9 Dec 1861; Captain, Assistant Quartermaster of  Volunteers 1 May 1862; honorably mustered out 13 Mar 1866; died 30 Aug 1884.

MARTIN, William Patrick:  Born Ireland, commissioned from CT.  Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Battery K, 1st US Artillery 28 Mar 1839 to 8 Dec 1847; Private, general service and Ordnance Sergeant 21 Aug 1850 to 27 Aug 1861; 1st Lieutenant, regimental Quartermaster, 3rd RI Artillery 27 Aug l861; resigned 12 Sep 1862; Captain, Commissary of Subsistence of Volunteers 30 Aug 1862; brevet Major of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for faithful service during the war; Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers 15 May 1866 for faithful and meritorious service in the Subsistence Department and Colonel of Volunteers 11 Dec 1866 for faithful and meritorious service in the Subsistence Department; honorably mustered out 27 Dec 1866; Captain, military storekeeper, Quartermaster's Department 5 Mar 1867; retired 20 Mar 1885; died 19 Mar 1886.

MEAGHER, Thomas Francis:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY. Brigadier General of Volunteers 3 Feb 1862; resigned 14 May 1863; resignation canceled 23 Dec 1863; resigned 15 May 1865; drowned 1 Jul 1867.

MEAGHER, Patrick:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal & Sergeant Company C, 5th US Infantry 13 Dec 1856 to 13 Dec 1861; 2nd Lieutenant, 13th US Infantry 24 Oct 1861; 1st Lieutenant 4 Jan 1862; brevet Captain 4 Jul 1863 for gallant and meritorious service during the siege of Vicksburg MS; cashiered 4 Mar 1867.

MEARS, Robert:  Born Ireland, commissioned from OH. Captain, Commissary of Subsistence of Volunteers 26 Nov 1862; resigned 9 Mar 1863.

METCALF, Richard:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private. Corporal & Sergeant, Battery H, 5th US Artillery 26 Jul 1861 to 27 Feb 1863; brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 5th US Artillery 27 Feb 1863; 2nd Lieutenant 27 Apr 1863; dismissed 25 Jul 1865; Private & Sergeant, Company E, 14th US Infantry (under name of I. N. Ward) 28 Aug 1865; deserted 2 Jan 1866.

MILLS, John:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army. Musician, 4th US Infantry 7 Jul 1808 to 1 Jun 1815; Private, B Musician, Company A and Principal Musician, 1st US Infantry 14 Oct l819 to 7 Apr 1865; 2nd Lieutenant, 1st US Infantry 1 Apr l865; retired 8 Jun l865; died 21 Jun 1867.

MINTY, Robert Horatio George:  Born Ireland, commissioned from MI. Major, 2nd MI Cavalry 2 Sep 1861; Lieutenant Colonel, 3rd MI Cavalry 7 Sep 1861; Colonel, 4th MI Cavalry 31 Jul 1862; brevet Brigadier General and Major General of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and distinguished service during the war; honorably mustered out 15 Aug 1865.

MITCHELL, George:  Born Ireland, commissioned from CT.  1st Lieutenant, 57th NY Infantry 1 Nov 1862; honorably mustered out 1 Nov l864; 1st Lieutenant, 7th US Veteran Volunteer Infantry 9 Jun 1865; Captain 27 Sep 1865; brevet Major of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for faithful service and Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war; honorably mustered out 24 Apr l866; 2nd Lieutenant, 13th US Infantry 30 Apr l866; transferred to 31st US Infantry 21 Sep 1866; 1st Lieutenant 10 Jun 1868: unassigned 15 May 1869; assigned to 2nd US Artillery 15 Dec 1870; regimental Adjutant 21 May 1875 to 24 Mar 1877 and from 27 Jan 1881 to 22 Mar 1885; Captain 22 Mar 1885; retired with rank of Major 8 Mar 1898; died 2 Jan 1903.

MITCHELL, John:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Battery B,  4th US Artillery 22 Jun 1853 to 14 Aug 1863; 2nd Lieutenant, 4th US Artillery 10 Aug 1863; 1st Lieutenant 13 Oct 1865; Captain, 43rd US Infantry 28 Jul 1869; transferred to 1st US Infantry 8 Apr 1869; unassigned 7 Jun 1869; brevet 1st Lieutenant 18 Aug 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle on the Weldon Railroad VA and Captain 29 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the operations against Petersburg VA; died 13 Nov 1869.

MONAGHAN, William:  Born Ireland, commissioned from OH.  Private & Corporal, Company F, 104th OH Infantry 30 Aug 1862 to 13 Jun 1865; Major, additional Paymaster of Volunteers 3 Jun 1898; died 13 Apr 1901.

MONAHAN, Deane:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal & Sergeant, 1st Mounted Rifles and 1st Sergeant, Company I and Sergeant Major, 3rd US Cavalry 29 Jul 1856 to 20 Dec 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd US Cavalry 17 Jul 1862: 1st Lieutenant 18 May 1865; regimental Adjutant 29 May 1867 to 9 Jul 1868; Captain 9 Jul 1868; retired 26 Nov 1884; brevet 1st Lieutenant 15 Nov 1863 for gallant and meritorious service in action near Tuscumbia Ala.

MOORE, Alexander:  Born Ireland, commissioned from IL.  1st Lieutenant, 13th WI Infantry Oct 1861 as Aide-de-Camp to General Kearney; Captain, Aide-de-Camp of Volunteers 10 Nov 1862; appointment expired 4 Mar 1863 and revoked 27 Apr 1863; Captain, Aide-de-Camp of Volunteers 30 May 1863; brevet Major of Volunteers 6 Mar 1865; Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and distinguished conduct in the several campaigns of the Army of the Potomac prior to the battle of Gettysburg PA and Colonel of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and highly meritorious conduct in the battle of Gettysburg Pa; honorably mustered out 26 Sep 1866; Captain, 38th US Infantry 22 Jan 1867; unassigned 11 Nov 1869; assigned to 3rd US Cavalry 15 Dec 1870; brevet Major 2 Mar 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Gettysburg PA; resigned 10 Aug 1879.

MOORE, John Hastings:  Born Ireland, commissioned from MO.  Captain, Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers 28 Apr 1862; died 11 Nov 1865.

MORONEY, Patrick H.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, Companies B, G and C, 10th US Infantry 27 Jan 1855 to May 1862 and Company F, 14th US Infantry to 10 Aug 1862; 2nd Lieutenant, 14th US Infantry 27 Jun 1862; 1st Lieutenant 11 Jul 1863; retired 26 Jan 1865; brevet Captain 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service during the war; dismissed 8 Jul 1875.

MULCAHY, Thomas:  Born Ireland, commissioned from NY.  Captain, 139th NY Infantry 9 Sep 1862; Major 9 Oct 1863; Lieutenant Colonel 3 Jul 1864; brevet Colonel and Brigadier General of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and faithful service; honorably mustered out 19 Jun 1865; died 25 Nov 1893.

MULHOLLAND, St. Clair Agustin:  Born Ireland, commissioned from PA.  Lieutenant Colonel, 116th PA Infantry 26 Jun 1862; honorably mustered out 24 Feb 1863; Major, 116th PA Infantry 27 Feb 1863; Colonel 3 May 1864; brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Boydon Plank Road VA 27 Oct 1864; honorably mustered out 3 Jun 1865; awarded Medal of Honor 26 Mar 1895 for having held the enemy in check all night and covered the retreat of the army at Chancellorsville VA 3 and 4 May 1863.

MULLINS, Martin:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Company K and Sergeant Major, 5th US Infantry 28 Aug 1851 to 27 Nov 1861; 2nd Lieutenant, 5th US Infantry 24 Oct 1861; 1st Lieutenant 21 Feb 1862; Captain 14 Jul 1864; cashiered 15 May 1869.

MURPHY, John:  Born Ireland, commissioned from TN.  Private & Corporal, Company G, 1st (later 4th) US Cavalry 25 Jul 1855 to 2 Aug 1862; 1st Lieutenant, Adjutant, 5th TN Cavalry 31 Aug 1862; Major 13 Feb 1863; Colonel 1 Jul 1864; honorably mustered out 19 Jan 1865; 2nd Lieutenant, 4th US Cavalry 20 Dec 1865; 1st Lieutenant 28 Jul 1866; regimental Quartermaster 27 Jun to 15 Oct 1868; resigned 31 Jul 1869; died 26 Feb 1871.

MURPHY, John:  Born Ireland, commissioned from Army.  Private, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, detachment of Dragoons and Battery D, 5th US Artillery 21 May 1858 to 21 May 1863; Private, Sergeant & 1st Sergeant, detachment of Cavalry and Battery L, 5th US Artillery 4 Jun 1863 to 21 Aug 1867; 2nd Lieutenant, 14th US Infantry 16 Aug 1867; 1st Lieutenant 1 Feb 1876; Captain 9 Jan 1892; Major, Paymaster 12 Jul 1890; retired 17 Jul 1899.

MURPHY, Patrick Joseph R.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from IL.  Chaplain, 58th IL Infantry 21 Jan 1863; resigned 13 Aug 1864; Hospital Chaplain of Volunteers 27 Feb 1865; honorably mustered out 21 Aug 1865.

MURRAY, William Gray:  Born Ireland, commissioned from PA.  Sergeant, Company G, 2nd PA Infantry 26 Dec 1846; 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry 5 Mar 1847; 11th US Infantry 9 Apr 1847; honorably discharged 14 Aug 1848; Colonel, 84th PA Infantry 28 Dec 1861; killed 23 Mar 1862 at the battle of Winchester VA.

MURRIN, Thomas D.:  Born Ireland, commissioned from WV.  Sergeant, Company D, 10th OH Infantry 3 Jun 1861 to 16 Mar 1862; Captain, 10th WV Infantry 17 Mar 1862; honorably mustered out 18 Mar 1865; 2nd Lieutenant, 12th US Infantry 26 Apr 1866; transferred to 30th US Infantry 21 Sep 1866; 1st Lieutenant 17 Feb 1868; regimental Quartermaster 10 Dec 1866 to 25 Aug 1868; dismissed 25 Aug 1868.

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