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BURKE, JOHN: b. Ireland, 1828, parentage, etc., not given; bootmaker; en. and m. June 21, '61; 3 y. R. 40, N. Y., Co. G, pri. ; deserted, Aug. 17, '62, on the march from Harrison's Landing.
BURKE, MICHAEL D .: b. Ireland, 1838; parentage, etc., not given; boot- maker; en. July 23, '62, and m. 26; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri .; dis. June 21, '64, exp. ser.
BURKE, MILES : b. Ireland, 1833; parentage, etc., not given ; bootmaker; en. Mar. 31, '64; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri .; nothing further told.
BURKE, WILLIAM: b. Ireland, 1840; parentage, etc., not given; en. and m. Aug. 12, '62; 3 y. R. 28, Co. F, pri .; k. Sept. 17, '62, at Antietam, Md.
BURKE, SAMUEL: b. Ireland, Munster, Co. Cork, Dec. 27, 1839; s. Thomas; bootmaker ; en. Aug. 5, '62, and m. 11; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri .; ft. in all the battles with his Co .; taken prisoner at Spottsylvania, May 12, '64; held in Rich- mond till paroled, Aug. 12, '64; dis. Sept. 12, '64, Boston, exp. ser. Holliston counted this man on its quota; but he lived in Milford when he en., and has lived here since his discharge constantly.
BURNS, JOHN : b. Ireland, Co. Clare, Dec. 25, 1844; s. John and Honora; bootmaker; en. Dec. 4, '63, and m. 7; 3 y. R. 2, Co. G, pri. ; k. in battle, Plym- outh, N.C., by a spent solid shot.
BURNS, JAMES: b. Ireland, Co. Clare, Dec. 14, 1845; s. John and Honora; bootmaker; en. Jan. 1, '64, and m. Jan. 2; 3 y. R. 25, Co. B, pri .; d. of wounds, June 19, '64, at Washington, D.C.
BURNHAM, JAMES A. : b. Wrentham, Mass., Dec. 15, 1839; s. Thomas and Nancy; farmer; en. 1st time Sept. 17, '61, and m. Oct. 7; 3 y. R. 25, Co. B, pri .; ft. in all the battles with his Co .; dis. Jan. 17, '64, to re-en., which he did next day, in the same R. and Co., for 3 y., and again shared with his Co. in all their ensuing battles ; m. out with his R. at close of war.
BURR, LIBERTY W. : b. 1828; place, parentage, etc., not given, except name of mother, Orvilla; bootmaker; en. 1st time Oct. 19, '61; 3 y. R. 25, Co. B, pri .; dis. Jan. 2, '64, to re-en., which he did next day, in same R. and Co., for 3 y. ; dis. July 13, '65, exp. ser.
BURR, WILLIAM H. : b. North Wilbraham, Mass., 1835; parentage, etc., not given ; bootmaker; en. and m. June 21, '61; 3 y. R. 40, N. Y., Co. G, pri. ; taken prisoner battle Chancellorsville, May 5, '63; dis. June 27, '64, exp. ser.
BURRILL, ALFRED A. : b. So. Scituate, Mass., Dec. 27, 1838; s. James and Prudence; bootmaker; en. and m. June 21, '61; 3 y. R. 40, N.Y., Co. G, pri .; ft. at Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Days fight, before Richmond, 2d Bull Run, Chantilly, Locust Grove, Mine Run, Auburn, Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Laurel Hill, Spottsylvania, Pamunkey River, No. Anna River, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Weldon R. R .; promoted corpl. 27 Nov. '63; dis. June 26, '64, exp. ser.
BUTLER, PATRICK : b. Ireland, 1843; s. James and Mary; laborer; en. 1st time, Oct. 4, '62, and m. 18; 9 mo. R. 48, Co. I, pri .; dis. Sept. õ, '63, exp. ser .; en. 2d time Sept. 1, '64, and m. 6; 1 y. R. 2, Co. A, H. Artillery, pri .; dis. June 22, '65, exp. ser.
BUTLER, EDMUND: b. Ireland, April 11, 1830; s. Edmund and Ellen; boot- maker; en. June 18, '62, and m. 22; 3 y. R. 34, Co. A, pri .; dis. May 10, '65, at Cumberland, Md., by order War Dept.
CAHILL, JAMES: b. Wexford, Ireland, Mar. 1833; s. Nicholas and Joanna; bootmaker; en. Jan. 4, '64, and m. 11; 3 y. R. 25, Co. D, pri .; ft. before Petersburg, at Drury's Bluff, and Cold Harbor, where wd., June 30, '64, in
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left shoulder, also in left leg below knee, by minie-balls, in a charge; dis. May 25, '65, at New York, close of war.
CAHILL, TIMOTHY : b. Ireland, 1843; parentage, etc., not given; trunk- maker; en. and m. June 11, '61; 3 y. R. 9, Co. E, pri .; ft. in all the battles of his R., and not wd. till k. at Gaines's Mills, June 27, '62.
CAHILL, MAURICE: b. Ireland, Co. Cork, 1839; s. Jeremiah and Mary; bootmaker; en. May 1, '61, and m. June 11; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri .; in siege Yorktown, 7 ds. fight; wd. at Gaines's Mills by piece of shell in left hip, June, '62; dis. Oct. 14, '62, on surgn.'s cert. of disability.
CAIN, TIMOTHY : b. Ireland, 1838; parentage not given; tailor; en. Dec. 13, '61 ; 3 y. R. 28, Co. K, pri. ; ft. at James Island, Bull Run, Chantilly, So. Mountain, Antietam; dis. Jan. 14, '63, Lincoln Hospital, Washington, D.C., on acct. of disability caused by a strain.
CAIN, MICHAEL: b. Donegal, Ireland, Aug. 1828; s. Barney and Elizabeth; bootmaker; en. July 22, '62; 3 y. R. 36, Co. F, pri .; was with his Co. during term of ser., and not wd. or sick, till regularly m. out with the R.
CAIN, JOHN: b. Co. Galway, Ireland, April, 1846; s. Barnard and Ellen ; bootmaker; en. Aug. 19, '64; 1 y. R. 2, H. Artillery, pri. ; nothing more told.
CALLAGHAN, ROBERT: b. Co. Derry, Ireland, 1841; s. Robt. and Susanna; laborer; en. Dec. 9, '63, and m. Jan. 4, '64; 3 y. R. 57, Co. A, a recruit for H. Artillery. pri. ; d. July 18, '64, in prison, Andersonville.
CALLAGHAN, DANIEL: b. Ireland, 1838; parentage not given ; bootmaker; en. and m. Jan. 11, '61; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri. ; wd. Gaines's Mills, June 27, '62; dis. Oct. 1, '62, disability.
CALLAGHAN, PETER: b. Co. Cork, Ireland, about 1838; s. Michael and Mary; bootmaker : en. and m. Oct. 5, '63; 3 y. R. 2, Co. E, H. Artillery, pri. ; ft. in 7 battles in N.C .; m. out with R., Fort Fisher, Sept. 3, '65, exp. ser.
CANNON, JAMES, 1st: b. Leitrim Co., Ireland, 1843; s. Timothy and Mar- garet; bootmaker; en. and m., 1st time, Dec. 25, '61; 3 y. R. 28, Co. K, pri .; ft. James Island, 2d Bull Run, Chantilly, So. Mountain, Antietam, 1st Fred's- burg, where wd. by a musket-ball through right groin; dis. Nov. 30, '63, disa- bility; en. again in N. Jersey Infty. Vet. Vols. April 8, '65; 1 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri. ; dis. July 12, '65, Greensborough, N.C., close of war.
CANNON, JAMES, 2d : b. Ireland, 1833; no parentage given; shoemaker; en. and m. Dec. 13, '61; 3 y. R. 28, Co. K, pri. ; dis. Mar. 30, '63; Convalescent Camp, Va., on surgn.'s cert., disability.
CAREY, LAWRENCE : b. about 1825, Ireland; s. John and Ann; bootmaker; eu. first time, Aug. 24, '61; 3 y. R. 19, Co. F, pri .; wd. in battle Antietam, left arm; transfd. to 2d Battalion, 10th Corps, at Columbia College, Washington, D.C .; dis. from that position Aug. 25 or 28, '64. En. 2d time, Nov. 19, '64, and m. 25; 1 y., Co. 19, unattached, pri .; dis. not reported.
CAREY, MICHAEL: b. Co. Galway, Ireland, 1839; s. Martin and Julia; boot- maker; en. Feb. 15, '64; 3 y. R. 57, Co. F. pri .; ft. Wilderness, Spottsylvania, No. Anna, So. Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Hatch's Run; dis. with R., exp. ser.
CARLTON, WILLIAM G .: b. Derby, Vt., Sept. 24, 1829; s. Franklin and Mary; farmer; en. July 21, '62, and m. Ang. 27; 3ªy. R. 36, Co. F, pri .; ft. Fred'sburg, Va., and Jackson, Miss. ; transferred to Vet. Reserve Corps, Mar. 25, '64; dis. April 18, '65, Elmira, N.Y., disability.
CARPENTER, HIRAM: b. Killingly, Ct., 1823; s. Oliver and Emma; boot- maker; en. Ang. 5, '62, and m. 27; 3 y. R. 36, Co. F, corpl .; d. Jan. 13, '63, in Milford, chron. diarrhoea.
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CARPENTER, WILLARD: b. Killingly, Ct., 1825; s. Oliver and Emma; boot- maker; en. Aug. 5, '62, and m. 27; 3 y. R. 36, Co. F, pri. ; d. Oct. 24, '63, Camp Dennison, O.
CARR, JOHN: Ireland, 1837; parentage, etc., not given ; bootmaker; en. and m. June 11, '61; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri. ; dis. June 21, 64, exp. ser.
CARR, JOHN W .: b. Ireland, 1840; parentage, etc., not given; bootmaker; en. and m. June 11, '61; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri. ; dis. June 21, '64, exp. ser.
CARR, GEORGE A. : b. Woonsocket, R.I., Oct. 26, 1837; s. Peleg and Har- riet; en. 1st time June 15, '61; 3 y. R. 7, Co. A, corpl .; dis. June 27, '64, Tannton, Mass., exp. ser .; en. 2d time Nov. 19, '64; 1 y. Co. 19, unattached, pri. ; July 7, '65, at Milford, sick.
CARTER, WILLIAM : b. Manchester, Eng., 1819; s. Edward and Mary; ma- chinist; en. and m. June 21, '61; 3 y. R. 40, N. Y., Co. G, pri. ; ft. Williamsburg, May 5, '62, and recd. injuries on acct. of which he was dis. June 6, '62.
CARTER, EDWARD: b. Co. Lancashire, Eng., Nov. 11, 1839; s. William and Catherine; bootmaker; en. and m. June 21, '61; 3 y. R. 40, N.Y., Co. G, pri .; ft. in nearly every engagement with his R .; wd. in left arm, Petersburg, Va. ; dis. June 27, '64, exp. ser. En. again, Nov. 19, '64; 1 y. Co. 19, unattached, pri .; dis. June 27, '65, Boston Harbor, exp. ser.
CARVER, DAVID A .: b. Prince Edward Island, 1842; s. Oliver and Sarah; bootmaker ; first ser. a term for New Bedford, Mass. For Milford en. Nov. 19, '64, and m. 25; 1 y. Co. 19, unattached, pri .; dis. June 27, '65, Boston Har- bor, close of war.
CARY, WILLIAM J .: b. Ird., 1836; ptge. not given; bootmaker; en. and m. June 11, '61; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri. ; dis. June 21, 64, exp. ser.
CASEY, MICHAEL: b. Ird., about 1830; s. Michael and Ellen; bootmaker; 1 en. Nov. 19, '64, and in. 25; 1 y. Co. 19, unattached, pri .; dis. June 27, '65, Boston Harbor, close of war.
CASWELL, EARL F .: b. Leeds, Me. ; ptge. not given ; bootmaker; drafted July 15, '63; 3 y. R. 22, Co. K, pri. ; dis. Apl. 25, '64, at Beverly Ford, Va., by reason of transfer to Navy, where he continued from May 9, '64, till reg. dis., Aug. 22, '65.
CHAMBERLAIN, EUGENE C .: b. Upton or Mil., Mass., 1845; s. Nelson and Salina; bootmaker; en. and m. July 27, '64; 100 ds. R. 5, Co. G, pri .; dis. Nov. 16, '64, exp. ser.
CHAMBERLAIN, FRANKLIN: b. Malden, Mass., 1822; s. Elbridge G. and Ellen; bootmaker; en. and m. Aug. 9, '64; Co. 19, unattached, pri .; dis. Nov. 14, '64, exp. ser.
CHAMBERLAIN, GEORGE N. : b. Upton, Mass., 1843; s. Nelson and Salina; bootmaker; en. and m. June 21, '61; 3 y. R. 40, N. Y., Co. G, pri. ; prom. corpl. Mar. 1, '63, to sergt. Dec. 29, '63, to 2d lieut., to 1st lieut., and finally to caps. ; meantime he re-en., '63; wd. at bat. of Spottsylvania, May 12, '64; m. out June 27, '65, close of war.
CHAMBERLAIN, CALVIN W .: b. Upton, Mass., 1838; s. Nelson and Salina; bootmaker; en. and m. June 21, '61; 3 y. R. 40, N. Y., Co. G, pri .; dis. Feb. 1, '63, on surgeon's cert. disability, at Camp Pitcher, Va .; d. consumption, Apl. 9, '66.
CHAPIN, WILLARD H. : b. Mil., Mass., Mar. 25, 1846; s. Joel and Izanna; bootmaker; en. and m. Mar. 19, '64; 3 y. R. 25, Co. B or C, pri. ; ft. Walthal, Drury's Bluff, Petersburg, and at Newbern, N.C .; dis. June 16, '65, at Camp Gen. Hospital, David's Island, N. Y. Harbor, close of war.
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CHENEY, ALMON F .: b. Mil., Mass., 1846; s. Chandler and Mary H. ; boot- maker; en. and m. July 27, '64; 100 ds. R. 5, Co. G, pri .; dis. Nov. 16, '64.
CHEEVER, NATHANIEL: b. Salem, Mass., July, 1824; s. Nathaniel and Lucy; bootmaker ; en. July 22, '62, and m. 27; 3 y. R. 36, Co. F, sergt. ; d. Dec. 14, '63, in Mil., of chron. diarrhoea.
CHERRY, PETER: b. Ird., 1835; s. Joseph and Ellen; bootmaker; en. and m. Dec. 13, '61; 3 y. R. 28, Co. K, pri. ; dis. May 28, '62, disability.
CHICKERING, HENRY C .: b. 1847; neither place, ptge., nor occupation given; en. and m. Feb. 14, '65; 1 y. R. 61, Co. I, pri. ; dis. July 16, '65, close war.
CHIPMAN, JAMES L .: b. 1831; place and ptge. not given ; physician ; en. and m. Aug. 25, '62; 3 y. R. 39, assistant surgeon; dis. May 23, '64, disability.
CLAFLIN, DEXTER: b. Mil., Mass., Feb. 13, 1834; s. Rufus and Sopbia; bootmaker; en. Sept. 25, '61, and m. Oct. 18; 3 y. R. 26; band musician; dis. Sept. 15, '62, order War Dept.
CLAFLIN, HENRY A. : b. 1835; place and ptge. not given ; bootmaker ; draft- ed July 16, '63, 3 y. R. 22, Co. K, pri .; ft. in all the bats. with his Co., till k. in that of Malvern Hill.
CLANCY, JOHN: b. Co. Limerick, Ird., 1838; s. Thomas and Mary; boot- maker; en. and m. Oct. 5, '63; 3 y. R. 2, Co. E, H. Artillery, pri .; somehow he was counted on the Upton quota; m. out with the R. at Boston, close of war.
CLARK, DIXWELL H .: b. Boston, Mass., May 17, 1831; s. Nathaniel and Abigail; painter; en. Apl. 29, '61, and m. June 21; 3 y. R. 40, N. Y., Co. G, 2d sergt .; prom. to commissary sergt. July 10, '61; dis. Feb. 4, '62, disability ; re-en. Aug. 2, '62, and m. 5; 3 y. R. 38, Co. B, pri .; dis. Dec. 5, '62, disa- bility. Re-en and m. Aug. 4, '64; 100 ds. Co. 19, unattached, 2d lieut. ; stationed at Fort Warren; dis. Nov. 16, '64, exp. ser. ; re-en. and m. Jan. 26, '65; 1 y. R. 25, Co. D, pri .; ft. at Five Forks and Kinston, N.C., Mar. 9 and 12; prom. 2d sergt. Feb. 21, '65; dis. July 13, '65, close of war.
CLARK, WILLARD: b. Mil., Mass., Dec. 5, 1830; s. Chester and Mary; boot- maker; en. Sept. 5, '61; 3 y. R. 25, capt., commissioned Oct. 13, '61; ft. at Roan- oke Island and Newbern, N.C .; resigned Apl. 8, '62.
CLARK, ELISHA P. : b. Westerly, R.I., Aug. 17, 1833; s. Robert and Dorcas; physician; en. Feb. 17, '64; 3 y. R. 31, assist. surgn .; date commission Feb. 17, '64; dis. Sept. 9,'65, exp. ser.
CLARKE, JOHN : b. Co. Cavan, Ird., 1840; s. Patrick and Harriet; elsewhere previously a vol. ; en. Aug. 17, '64, and m. 22; 3 y. R. 2, Co. K, cavalry pri. ; dis. July 20, '65, exp. ser. or close of war.
CLERE, GEORGE: b. Cork, Ird., 1828; s. Maurice and Ann; bootmaker; en. Sept. 5, '61, and m. Oct. 7; 3 y. R. 25, Co. B, pri .; ft. at Roanoke Island, Newbern, Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsboro', Deep Gully, and Green Swamp; dis. Nov. 30, '63, at Newport News, Va., to re-en., which he did next day, for 3 y. same R. and Co .; fell overboard from steamer " Winonah" in Hampton Roads, night of Sept. 7, '64, and drowned.
CLERE, JAMES P. : b. Co. Cork, Ird., Mar. 23, 1846; s. David A. and Mary ; bootmaker; en. July 27, '61, and m. Aug. 14; 3 y. R. 19, Co. E, drummer; was in bats. Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, 7 ds. retreat, 2d Malvern Hill, Antietam, 2d Fred'sburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; prom. drum majr. Nov., '63, and to principal musician Dec. 20, '63; dis. Dec. 21, '63, to re-en., which he did the next day, for 3 y., same R. and Co., drum major; dis. June 30, '65, exp. ser., being then 1st sergt.
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CLIFFORD, PATRICK : b. no date, ptge., or occupation given ; en. 3 y. R. 3, H. Artillery, pri .; and nothing more told.
CLIFFORD, JOHN : b. 1841; no place, ptge., nor occupation given; en. and m. Aug. 23, '64; 3 y. R. 2, Co. G, H. Artil., pri .; dis. June 26, '65, exp. ser.
COFFEY, MARTIN: b. Ird., 1838; ptge. not given ; hostler ; en. Dec. 13, '61, and m. Jan. 3, '62; 3 y. R. 38, Co. K, pri. ; deserted Jan. 10, '62.
COFFEY, JOHN: b. Ird., Aug. 15, 1843; s. Thomas and Elizabeth; boot- maker; en. Nov. 19, '64, and m. 25; 1 y. Co. 19, unattached, pri .; dis. June 27, '65, Boston, close of war.
COFFIN, WILLIAM H. : b. New Bedford, Mass., May 5, 1830; s. Timothy and Betsey; farmer; first a New-Bedford vol .; en. Mil., Nov. 9, '64, and m. 25; 1 y. Co. 19, unattached, pri .; dis. June 27, '65, Boston, close of war.
COLEMAN, PATRICK : b. Ird., 1837; ptge. not given; bootmaker; en. Aug. 7, '62; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri .; no more told.
COLEMAN, WILLIAM A. : b., neither place, date, ptge., nor occupation given; en. and m. Oct. 4, 1864; 3 y. Batt. 1, Co. A, cavalry, pri .; dis. from Co. B, June 25, '65, close of war.
COLEMAN, MARK : b. Ird., 1837; ptge. not given ; bootmaker; en. Aug. 5, '62; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri .; no more told.
COLLICOTT, GEO. W .: b. 1835; neither place, ptge., nor occ. given: en. and m. Nov. 21, '63; 3 y. R. 1, Co. F, cavalry, pri. ; dis. June 26, '65, exp. ser.
COLLINS, PATRICK: b. Ird., 1839; ptge. not given; bootmaker; en. and m. June 11, '61; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri .; d. Oct. 21, '63, Baltimore, Md.
COLLINS, WM. L. : b., neither date, place, nor occ. given; en. 1862; 3 y. R. 5, Co. B, pri., R. I. Artillery; no more told.
COLLINS, CHARLES: b., no date, place, or occ. given; s. John; en. 1861; 3 y. R. 8, Co. B, pri., Illinois cavalry ; re-en. Nov. 1, '63, - a broken account.
COLLINS, WILLIAM T. : b., minus place, date, etc. ; s. John; en. and m. Aug. 11, '62; 3 y. R. 3, Co. H, pri. R. I. Artil .; dis., date not given.
CONGDON, ISAAC W .: b. 1828; no place, ptge., nor occ. given; en. and m. Aug. 18, '64; 1 y. R. 4, Co. K, H. Artil., pri. ; dis. Fort Richardson, Va., June 17, '65, exp. ser.
CONNELL, MAURICE : b. 1846; place, ptge., and occ. not given ; en. and m. Aug. 9, '64; . 100 ds., Co. 19, unattached, pri. ; dis. Nov. 16, '64, exp. ser.
CONNIFFE, MICHAEL: b. Co. Galway, Ird., 1837; s. John and Catherine; bootmaker; en. Dec. 7, '63, and m. 10; 3 y. R. 2, Co. G, recruit for H. Artil., pri .; taken pris. at Plymouth, N.C., carried to Andersonville 6 mo., thence to Charleston, S.C., 2 weeks, thence to Florence a while; there paroled, Dec. 7, '64, and finally dis. Aug. 11, '65, for disability.
CONLEY, EDWARD: b. Co. Monaghan, Ird., Aug. 1, 1823; s. Patrick and Mary; soapmaker; en. Aug. 20, '64, and m. 22; 1 y. R. 2, Co. G, H. Artil., pri. ; trans. to 17th Infty. Jan. 17, '65.
CONNOLLY, PATRICK: b. Co. Galway, Ird., 1826; s. Patrick and Sarah; bootmaker; en. Dec. 22, '63, and m. Jan. 5, '64; 3 y. R. 59, Co. B, pri. ; desert- ed before going in ser., yet his wife has since been assisted by Milford.
CONNOLLY, HUGH: b. Ird., 1828; place, ptge., etc., not given; bootmaker; en. June 28, '61, and m. July 12; 3 y. R. 16, Co. F, pri. ; dis. Dec. 23, '63, to re-en., which he did same day, for 3 y. R. 11, Co. F, pri. ; dis. July 14, '65, exp. ser.
CONNORS, JAMES : b. Ird., 1843; s. John and Mary; bootmaker: en. and m. June 11, '61; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri. ; ft. Yorktown, Hanover Ct. House, Mechan-
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icsville, Gaines's Mills, Freds'burg, Chickahominy, Glendale, Malvern Hill, 2d Bull Run, Antietam, Botelier's Mill, Ranneysville, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wapping Heights, Bristow's Station, Rappahannock, Mine Run, Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spottsylvania, No. Anna, and Cold Harbor; dis. June 15, '64, Boston, Mass., exp. ser.
CONNORS, MARTIN : b. Ird., 1837; ptge. not given; bootmaker; en. and m. June 21, '61; 3 y. R. 40, N. Y., Co. G, pri. ; dis. on acct. of wds. recd. in bat. of Charles City Cross Roads.
CONNORS, PATRICK : b. 1846; place not given; s. Timothy and Margaret; bootmaker; en. Feb. 22, '64; in cavalry R. 2, pri .; nothing more.
CONNORS, MARTIN: b. Ird., 1841; s. Joseph and Sarah; bootmaker; en. Jan. 26, '64; landsman on board the war-vessel "Osceola;" in bat. of Fort Fisher; dis. in 1 y. by exp. ser. He had previously ser. 1 y., from May 4, '61, on board sloop "Vincennes."
CONNORS, JOHN M. : b. 1843, place, ptge., occ., etc., not given; en. and m. Feb. 29, '64; 3 y. Cavalry R. 2, Co. F, corpl .; dis. July 20, '65, close of war.
CONNOUGHTON, TIMOTHY : b. Ird., 1836, ptge. not given; bootmaker; en. and m. June 11, '61; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, wagoner; dis. June 21, '64, exp. ser.
COOK, ALBERT W .: b. Shelburne Falls, Mass., Sept. 18, 1843; s. Albert A. and Maria F. ; student; en. Sept. 6, '61; 3 y. R. 25, Co. B, corpl. ; prom. sergt. Apl. 16, '62, 1st sergt. Oct. 9, '62; dis. to accept office of 2d lieut. in Co. B, 57th R., Jan. 7, '64; dis. from R. 57, etc., to re-en. Feb. 1, '64; which he did same day, for 3 y. in same R. and Co. as 2d lieut .; prom. to be 1st lieut. in Co. I, R. 57, Mar. 4, '64; to be capt. Co. I, June 15, '65; detailed to act as provost- marshal, 3d Brig., 1st division, 9th Army Corps., Apl. 3, '65; commanding 57th R. from Mar. 25, '65, to Apl. 3; detailed as assistant adj .- gen. same brigade, May, '65; ft. in course of service under the two enlistments, at Roanoke Island, Newbern, Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsboro', Green Swamp, Wilderness, Spottsyl- vania Ct. House, Cold Harbor, siege of Petersburg, and Fort Stedman. Dis. July 30, '65, exp. ser., Washington, D.C.
COOK, BRENTON B .: b. Cumberland, R.I., Feb., 1841; s. Barton B. and Lavina H .; traveller; en. July 9, '61, on board "Cumberland " man-of-war, seaman ; was on the Cumberland till she was sunk in bat. at Newport News, when he swam ashore; dis. by vote of Congress with the other survivors of that terrible scene; re-en. Sept. 25, '62; 9 mo. R. 51, Co. I, and m. Oct. 14, pri .; m. out with R. July 27, '63, exp. ser.
COOK, EDWIN H .; b. Milford, Mass., June 4, 1843; s. Stephen and Diana H .; butcher; en. and m. July 27, '64; 100 ds. R. 5, Co. G, pri. ; dis. Nov. 16, '64, exp. ser.
COOK, SOLON S. ; b. Mil., Mass., July 16, 1840; s. Stephen and Diana H .; butcher; en. and m. Aug. 9, '64; 100 ds. Co. 19, unattached, pri .; dis. Nov. 16, '64, exp. ser.
COOK, EDWARD E. : b. Mendon, Mass., 1845; s. Ira W. and Elma M .; en. and m. Aug. 9, '64; 100 ds. Co. 19, unattached, pri .; dis. Nov. 16, '64, exp. ser.
COOK, PHINEAS N. : b. 1845; place, ptge., etc., not given; en. and m. July 27, '64; 100 ds., pri .; dis. Nov. 16, '64, exp. ser.
COOK, THEODORE L. : b. 1846; place, ptge., etc., not given ; en. and m. Nov. 25, '64; 1 y. Co. 19, unattached, pri .; dis. June 27, '65, exp. ser.
COOK, I. W .: b. 1829; place and ptge. not given; bootmaker; en. and m. July 12, '61; 3 y. R. 15, Co. G, pri .; dis. Aug., 1861.
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HISTORY OF MILFORD.
COOLEY, JOHN : b. Ird., 1839; ptge. not given; bootmaker; en. and m. Dec. 13, '61; 3 y. R. 28, Co. K, pri .; nothing further recorded.
COOLEY, JOHN J. : b. Co. Galway, Ird., June 23, 1827; s. John and Bridget; bootmaker; en. Ang., 1861; 3 y. R. 28, Co. K, 1st lieut .; prom. to be capt. Dec. 3, '61; was in no engagement; dis. Apl. 4, '62; en. again Dec. 1, '63, and m. Jan .. 4, '64; 3 y. R. 57, Co. A, sergt .; ft. Wilderness, Spottsylvania Ct. House, Cold Harbor, Chancellorsville, and k. in battle of Petersburg, Va., June 17, '64.
COONEY, JOHN: b. 1836; place, ptge., etc., not given; en. and m. Feb. 15, '65; 1 y. R. 61, Co. I, pri .; dis. July 16, '65, close of war.
COPP, DAVID G .; b. 1843; place and ptge. not given; bootmaker; en. and m. July 31, '63; 3 y. R. 19, Co. B, pri .; dis. June 30, '65, close of war.
CORBETT, AUGUSTUS O .: b. Milford, Mass., Mar. 9, 1837; s. John and Almira; farmer; en. and m. June 21, '61; 3 y. R. 40, N. Y., Co. G, pri .; wd. in neck by a musket-ball, battle Fair Oaks, May 31, '62; dis. on acct. of wounds Dec. 9, '62.
COSGROVE, MICHAEL : b. Ird., 1843; ptge. not given; bootmaker; en. and m. June 11, '61 ; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, corpl .; no more reported.
COTTRELL, ROBERT W., jun. : b. Boston, Mass., 1846; s. Robt. and Bridget: bootmaker; en. Feb. 3, '64, and m. 25; 3 y. R. 25, Co. C, pri .; wd. bat. Cold Harbor in hip; dis. July 13, '65, close of war.
COTTERELL, ROBERT; b. Co. Cork, Ird., 1819; s. Benjamin ; bootmaker; en. Sept. 9, '61, and m. Oct. 7; 3 y. R. 25, Co. B, pri. ; ft. Roanoke Island, Newbern, Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsboro', Deep Gully, and Green Swamp; dis. Dec. 18, '63, to re-en., which he did next day, for 3 y. in same R. and Co., pri .; taken prisoner Drury's Bluff, and d. in Andersonville prison, Ga., Aug., 1864.
COUGHLAN, MATTHEW : b. Ird, 1840; s. Valentine and Joanna; stonemason; en. Oct. 20, '62, and m. Nov. 1; 9 mo. R. 48, Co. K, corpl .; m. ont with his R. Sept. 3, '63.
COUGHLAN, JAMES: b. Co. Kilkenny, Ird., Sept. 9, 1831; s. Valentine and Joanna; bootmaker; en. Aug. 6, '62, and m. 7; 3 y. R. 1, Co. H, pri .; dis. Nov. 7, '64, exp. ser. ; en. again Feb. 14, '65; 3 y. Batt. 1, Co. A, H. Artillery, pri. ; dis. Oct. 7 or 20, '65, exp. ser.
COWELLS, MERRICK : b. Ird., 1840; ptge. not given; bootmaker; en. and m. June 11, '61; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri. ; dis. Oct. 29, '61, disability.
COWEN, ABRAM R. : b. 1826; place, ptge., etc., not given; en. and m. Nov. 25, '64; 1 y., Co. 19, unattached, pri .; dis. June 27, '65, close of war.
Cox, NELSON: b. Turner, Me., Mar. 15, 1834; s. Jacob and Mary; boot- maker; en. July 21, '62, and m. Aug. 27; 3 y. R. 36, Co. F, corpl .; ft. in all the actions of his Co., and never wd. or sick in ser .; prom. sergt. Jan. 1, '64; dis. June 8, '65, near Alexandria, Va., close of war.
COY, MICHAEL: b. Boston, Mass., May 1, 1847; s. Michael and Bridget; bootmaker; en. Oct. 13, '62, and m. 18; 9 mo. R. 48, Co. I, pri .; ft. Port Hudson Plains, May 21, '63, and Port Hudson 27; dis. July 25, '63, to re-en. ; which he did same day in Gen. Banks's body-guard for 1 y .; in. out with R. Aug. 24, '63.
COY, JAMES; b. Ird., 1841; ptge. not given; bootmaker; en. and m. June 11, '61; 3 y. R. 9, Co. H, pri .; deserted Aug. 14, '62.
COY, OWEN : b. Ird., 1819; s. Alexander and Bridget; bootmaker; en. Sept. 3, '63; 3 y. R. 2, Co. E, H. Artil., pri .; dis. Sept. 3, '65, Smithville, N.C., close of war.
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WAR RECORD.
COYLE, THOMAS H. : b. Mechanicsville, N. Y., Ang. 17, 1830; s. Barney and Mary; mechanic; en. June 9, '61; 3 y. R. 40, N. Y., Co. G, pri. ; ft. Williams- burg, '62, Fair Oaks, 2d Bull Run, and Chantilly; wd. at Fair Oaks; dis. Mar. 29, '63, disability.
COYNE, THOMAS: b. Co. Galway, Ird., Dec., 1832; s. Patrick and Sabina; bootmaker; en. Apl. 8, '61, and m. 18; 3 y. R. 1, Co. B, Irish Brigade, N. Y., pri .; transferred to Capt. Hogan's battery (A), 2d N. Y. State Vols .; ft. York- town, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, 7 ds. fight before Richmond, Va., June, '62, Malvern Hill, 2d Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Freds'burg, and 1st Chancellorsville, where wd. in left foot, taken prisoner, paroled, and sent back ; prom. sergt. in '62; dis. Sept. 30, '64, at Point Lookout, Md., exp. ser. En. again Mar. 17, '65; 1 y. R. 4, Co. H, pri. ; Hancock Vet. Reserve Corps; prom. corpl. Apl. '65; dis. Mar. 17, '66, Columbus, O., exp. ser.
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