ANDERSONVILLE PRISON, GEORGIA
Andersonville National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) The Graves of 3 of the 4 Tullamore Men Who Died in […]
Charles Rigney
Danny Leavy and Kevin Guing provide detailed information about Charles Rooney, born in Tullamore, who died in Andersonville Prison, Georgia, in 1864. Rooney served in the Union Army as part of Company G, 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry. His family background and military history are also noted.
Andersonville Prison 1864
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Tullamore’s Civil War Soldiers & Its Connection To Andersonville Prison, Georgia
The site is adding information about 37 soldiers from Tullamore who fought in the US Civil War, including five imprisoned at Andersonville Prison. This prison, notorious for brutal conditions, saw 13,000 deaths. The project, aided by Damian Shiels, will now include profiles of Offaly soldiers detained there.