William Egan

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Danny Leavy

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Name	William Egan
Alt’ Name	William Eagan
Location/ Birthplace	Ballycommon Townlands in Ballycommon
Born	1830
Baptism Record
Year of Death	16th Aug 1862 Died in New Orleans. Records state he died on “Swamp Fever”
Grave Location	Saint Thomas Cemetery, Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut William E Eagan (unknown-1862) – Find a Grave Memorial
US State	Connecticut
US Residence	Hartford, Connecticut
Mother	Ann Tracey
Father	Thomas Egan Thomas Eagan (unknown-1875) – Find a Grave Memorial
Other Family	Brothers – Michael, John, James, Patrick & Joseph Wife: Catherine Gorry (Remarried Frederick Greenwood) Page 41 – US, Civil War “Widows’ Pensions”, 1861-1910 – Fold3
Army	Union Army Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	His date of death Coincides with Butlers Capture of the City of New Orleans Capture of New Orleans – Wikipedia
Army Details	Co. C, 9th Connecticut Infantry Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
Other Details	His Brother John Egan was also a Civil War Soldier Another Brother, Michael, buried in same graveyard Michael Egan (1821-1889) – Find a Grave Memorial John T Egan (unknown-1913) – Find a Grave Memorial