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James Lawlor – A Union Civil War Soldier. Born In Garrymona, Near The Village Of Walsh Island In County Offaly. James Lawlor, born in County Offaly, served in the Civil War before settling in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Tragically, in November 1878, he and three of his young children died from diphtheria with…

James Lawlor - A Union Civil War Soldier. Born In Garrymona, Near The Village Of Walsh Island In County Offaly. americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/10/24/j...

James Murray From Daingean, Co. Offaly. Died on 10th May 1864 At The Ferocious Battle Of Spotsylvaina, Virgina. James Murray, born in Philipstown, Offaly, Ireland, served in the 86th New York Infantry for four months during the US Civil War. He enlisted in January 1864, experienced combat at the Battle of Sp…

James Murray From Daingean, Co. Offaly. Died on 10th May 1864 At The Ferocious Battle Of Spotsylvaina, Virgina. americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/10/17/j...

Edenderry's Patrick Mahon 1821 -1900. A US Civil War Soldier Who Ended His Days Back In His Native Town & County. americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/10/14/e...

Thanks To Everyone Who Has Made Contact With Us, Helping To Add Vital Information To The Stories of Forgottten Offaly Soldiers – US Civil War 1861-1865. Over recent months, we received valuable feedback from readers about forgotten lives in Offaly. Many have shared details about their family histories, assisting us in unraveling stories of notable …

Thanks To Everyone Who Has Made Contact With Us, Helping To Add Vital Information To The Stories of Forgottten Offaly Soldiers - US Civil War 1861-1865. americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/09/12/t...

“The Armless Wonder” Michael E. Maher. An Offaly Native Who Served In The Union Army Engineers During the US Civil War ARRIVED IN THE USA IN 1845 AND SETTLED NEAR WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY, ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK SERVED FROM 1858 UNTIL HORRIBLY WOUNDED IN AN ACCIDENTIAL EXPLOSION IN 1863 LATER BECAME ASSISTANT S…

"The Armless Wonder" Michael E. Maher. An Offaly Native Who Served In The Union Army Engineers During the US Civil War americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/08/26/t...

Born In Kinnitty, County Offaly in 1824 – Union Soldier Matthew Kennedy Was Captured At The Battle of Peebles Farm And Later Imprisoned At Salisbury POW Camp Matthew Kennedy, an Irish-born Union soldier, enlisted in August 1864 and faced combat within a month. Captured during the Battle of Peebles Farm, he was imprisoned at Salisbury, North Carolina, wh…

Born In Kinnitty, County Offaly in 1824 - Union Soldier Matthew Kennedy Was Captured At The Battle of Peebles Farm And Later Imprisoned At Salisbury POW Camp americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/08/07/b...

William Keenan - A Forgotten Offaly Soldier americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/07/31/w...

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We Have Reached A Milestone Today - 400 Offaly Born Soldiers From The US Civil War Available To Search On : americasoffalyheroes.com americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/07/24/w...

On The 162nd Anniversary Of The Battle Of Gettysburg, This Is The Story Of Ferbane’s John Eagan And His Contribution. HE WAS A MEMBER OF COMPANY D, 125TH NEW YORK INFANTRY, BRANDED “THE HARPERS FERRY COWARDS” FOR THEIR SURRENDER IN SEPTEMBER OF 1862 – THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG WAS THEIR MOMENT OF REDEMP…

On The 162nd Anniversary Of The Battle Of Gettysburg, This Is The Story Of Ferbane's John Eagan And His Contribution. americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/07/04/o...

Phillip Flannery, Born In Dunkerrin, Offaly. Union Soldier In The 37th Iowa Infantry “The Greybeard Regiment” The 37th Iowa Infantry Regiment, known as the “Greybeard Regiment,” uniquely consisted of men aged 45 to 80 during the Civil War. Formed in 1862, its members, including Phillip Flannery…

Phillip Flannery, Born In Dunkerrin, Offaly. Union Soldier In The 37th Iowa Infantry "The Greybeard Regiment" americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/07/02/p...

The Egan Brothers From Ballycommon. Fought In The Union Army During The US Civil War 1861-1865 The Egan family emigrated from Offaly, Ireland, to Hartford County, Connecticut, in 1850. Three brothers, Michael, William, and John, were among the 33 sets of brothers from their region who fought…

The Egan Brothers From Ballycommon. Fought In The Union Army During The US Civil War 1861-1865 americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/06/27/t...

Edward Doyle, An Offaly Man Who Served In The US Army From 1850 To 1890. Edward Doyle, born in 1829 in County Offaly, Ireland, served in the US Army for 40 years, notably as an Ordnance Sergeant from 1860. Assigned to various forts, he avoided combat during the Civil Wa…

Edward Doyle, An Offaly Man Who Served In The US Army From 1850 To 1890. americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/06/10/e...

ANDREW MOONEY HENRY – A Confederate Soldier Who Was Born Near Portarlington in 1832 Andrew Henry, originally Andrew Mooney, emigrated from Offaly, Ireland, to New Orleans in 1848 during the Irish Famine. He relocated to Carrollton, Alabama, where he served in the Confederate Army …

ANDREW MOONEY HENRY - A Confederate Soldier Who Was Born Near Portarlington in 1832 americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/05/23/a...

Carey Heaton, US Civil War Soldier. Born In Ferbane, County Offaly In 1839. Wounded at The Battle Of Fredericksburg Carey Heaton, an Irish immigrant, enlisted in the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War. He faced notable battles, including Fredericksburg, where he was injured. After the war, he strugg…

Carey Heaton, US Civil War Soldier. Born In Ferbane, County Offaly In 1839. Wounded at The Battle Of Fredericksburg americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/05/16/c...

Offaly’s Darkest Day Of The US Civil War? 2nd July 1863 At The Battle Of Gettysburg On July 2, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg, eleven soldiers from Offaly were either killed or wounded, marking a tragic day in the region’s history. Among them, Barney Horan and James E…

Offaly's Darkest Day Of The US Civil War? 2nd July 1863 At The Battle Of Gettysburg americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/05/09/o...

300 Offaly Soldiers Who Fought In The US Civil War 1861-1865 – Now Available On AMERICASOFFALYHEROES.COM The site Americasoffalyheroes has documented 300 Offaly-born soldiers who fought in the US Civil War. Highlights include one Medal of Honor recipient, various regimental affiliations, and insights …

300 Offaly Soldiers Who Fought In The US Civil War 1861-1865 - Now Available On AMERICASOFFALYHEROES.COM americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/05/06/3...

William Creevy – A Cavalry Soldier From Offaly Who Served For 25 Years In The US Army. HE FIRST ENLISTED IN 1850 AND SERVED IN THE US ARMY UNTIL 1875 HE WAS BASED AT FORT TEJON, CALIFORNIA DURING THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF 1857 HE FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865 AND WAS PRESENT AT THE…

William Creevy - A Cavalry Soldier From Offaly Who Served For 25 Years In The US Army. americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/04/30/w...

The Story of Offaly’s Patrick Craven & His Wife, Mary Kilraine. They Served Together In The Union Army During the Civil War. Patrick Craven, an Irish immigrant who enlisted in the Union Army, died of yellow fever at Fort Jefferson in 1866. His wife, Mary Kilraine, famously petitioned President Lincoln to join his regimen…

The Story of Offaly's Patrick Craven & His Wife, Mary Kilraine. They Served Together In The Union Army During the Civil War. americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/04/24/t...

Thomas Flattery, Killed In Action on June 3rd 1864 At The Battle of Cold Harbor. On June 3, 1864, during the Battle of Cold Harbor, Union General Grant ordered a disastrous frontal assault on Confederate positions, resulting in approximately 7,000 Union casualties. Corporal Tho…

Thomas Flattery, Killed In Action on June 3rd 1864 At The Battle of Cold Harbor. americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/04/16/t...

A Very Strange End For Michael Condon. An Offaly Soldier Who Died on 4th July 1867 At Fort Point, San Francisco Michael Condon, an Irish-born soldier, served in the Union Army during the Civil War. After unauthorized leave, he and a fellow soldier attempted to escape Fort Point on July 4, 1867, but accidenta…

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Patrick Hennessey, Offaly Soldier – Captured At The Battle Of The Crater And Later Died In Captivity Patrick Hennessey, a 23-year-old Irish immigrant, joined the Union Army in 1864, participating in the ill-fated Battle of the Crater at Petersburg. Captured by Confederates, he was imprisoned in ha…

Patrick Hennessey, Offaly Soldier - Captured At The Battle Of The Crater And Later Died In Captivity americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/04/03/p...

Patrick Byrne From Offaly. Color Sergeant In the 1st Vermont Artillery, Lived Until 1894 With A Bullet Lodged In His Brain Patrick Byrne, a Color Sergeant of Co. C, 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery, served bravely during the Civil War. He was wounded in April 1865 at the Third Battle of Petersburg but astonishingly recovere…

Patrick Byrne From Offaly. Color Sergeant In the 1st Vermont Artillery, Lived Until 1894 With A Bullet Lodged In His Brain americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/03/26/p...

Owen Bracken (1820-1922). At 102 He Was One Of Offaly’s Last Surviving Soldier Of The US Civil War Owen Bracken, born in Offaly, Ireland, celebrated his 100th birthday in Minnesota in 1920. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1847, eventually enlisting in the Civil War, participating in significant batt…

Owen Bracken (1820-1922). At 102 He Was One Of Offaly's Last Surviving Soldier Of The US Civil War americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/03/19/o...

Thomas Molloy & Peter Cavanagh 2 US CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS Today we paid a visit to the graves of these two soldiers who fought on opposite sides but are now united back in their native County Offaly. ,Peter Cavanagh Cappincur ,Thom…

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Two Offaly Men who fought on opposite sides in the US Civil War are buried in their native County Offaly Thomas Molloy and Peter Cavanagh were two Offaly men who fought on opposing sides during the American Civil War. Molloy served in the Confederate army while Cavanagh was in the Union forces. Both r…

Two Offaly Men who fought on opposite sides in the US Civil War are buried in their native County Offaly americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/03/13/t...

John Wilson, Tullamore - A Civil War Soldier Who Survived Andersonville Prison americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/03/06/j...

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Confederate Soldier Patrick Guilfoyle From Moneygall – A Louisiana Plantation Owner Patrick Guilfoyle, an Irish immigrant, settled in Louisiana after escaping famine. He was a Confederate soldier in Moody’s Madison Light Artillery during the Civil War but suffered personal l…

Confederate Soldier Patrick Guilfoyle From Moneygall - A Louisiana Plantation Owner americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/02/25/c...

Lieutenant James Conway From Birr – Killed on the Slopes At Missionary Ridge Fighting in “The Irish Legion”. “The body of another of our brave volunteers killed at the storming of Missionary Ridge, that of Lieut. James Conway, of Co. A, 90th Illinois, arrived home yesterday morning. He was a brave s…

Lieutenant James Conway From Birr - Killed on the Slopes At Missionary Ridge Fighting in "The Irish Legion". americasoffalyheroes.com/2025/02/13/l...