Pvt. John McCartney (McCarthy)

Pvt. John McCartney (McCarthy)

   Member of St. Mary's Parish.

C Co. 127th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Three Years Service

Elgin Sharpshooters

   Mustered In at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Ill's. Sept. 5, 1862.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Aged 20 years.
   Issued .577 1857 Enfield Rifled Musket
   Mustered Out June 5, 1865 at Ft. Slocum in Washington, DC.
   Final Pay and Discharge at Camp Douglas June 17, 1865.

Known Actions;
Chickasaw Bayou, Miss.  Dec. 26, 1862
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
Resaca, Ga.                   May 13, 1864
Conasine Creek, Ga. May 14, 1864
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

Post war;
   Awarded a Pension in Aug. of 1882 of $6 per month for Pneumonia & Heart disease attributed to his service.
   Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 June 17, 1884.
   Died at his home at 523 North St. May 6, 1907.
   Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.

GAR records show date of death as May 9, 1885.
St. Mary's Cemetery in Hampshire also shows him buried there.

Used with permission Dan Mallett

Many members of Post #49 sewed watch faces to their ribbons to show they were from Elgin.