Thursday, May 23, 2013

Pvt. John McCarthey (McCartney)


Pvt. John McCarthey (McCartney)
 
       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
C Co.        127th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Years Service
Elgin Sharpshooters
   Mustered In Sept. 5, 1862.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Issued .577 1857 P-53 Enfield rifled musket.
   Mustered Out June 5, 1865 at Ft. Slocum in Washington, DC.
   Final Pay and discharge at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Ill's. June 17, 1865.
        Known actions;
Resaca, Ga.                    May 13, 1864
Chickasaw Bayou, Miss.  Dec. 26, 1862
Conasine Creek, Ga. May 14, 1864
Arkansas Post, Ark.  Jan. 11, 1863
Tuscumbia, Ala.            May 13, 1863
Vicksburg, Miss.            May 19, 1863
Milliken’s Bend, La.   June 13, 1863
Collierville                     Oct. 11, 1863
Dallas Hills, Ga.             May 26, 1864
Kennesaw Mt., Ga.   June 27, 1864
Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864
Atlanta, Ga.                    Aug. 13, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga.           Aug. 31, 1864
Marietta, Ga.                 Sept. 15, 1864

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Pvt. John C. McCarney
Unit - Co. C       127th Ill. Inf.
Interred at - St. Mary's Cemetery in Rutland Township, Hampshire, Ill.
Location - Lot 116



No comments:

Post a Comment