Civil War Soldier

GEORGE Kennedy

Offaly: Birr • Army: Union

Soldier No. 17

69 New York

At a glance Town: 12 · Regiment: 4 · State: 12 · Town+Reg: 0

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GEORGE Kennedy is recorded from Birr with service in Union. The associated regiment record is 69 New York Infantry.

TownBirr

ArmyUnion

Regiment69 New York Infantry

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Soldier Number: 17
Surname: Kennedy
First Name: GEORGE
Alternative Name / Alias: Unknown / not yet recorded
Soldier No. Of Relation: Unknown / not yet recorded
Offaly Town / Area: Birr
Army: Union
Rank: Private
Company: Unknown / not yet recorded
Regiment Number: 69
US State Regiment: New York
Type Reg.: Infantry

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Mother: Unknown / not yet recorded
Father: Unknown / not yet recorded
Siblings: Unknown / not yet recorded
Family Connections / Other Relationship: Unknown / not yet recorded
Birth Year: Unknown / not yet recorded
Baptism Record: Unknown / not yet recorded

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Civil War Death Y/N: Unknown / not yet recorded
Battle Or Other Civil War Related Death: Unknown / not yet recorded
Death Year: Unknown / not yet recorded
Place of Death: Unknown / not yet recorded
State / Country Of Burial: Unknown / not yet recorded
Grave Site (link): Unknown / not yet recorded

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Service: Union – 69 New York Infantry

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From the same Offaly town / area

JOHN P Birmingham — Soldier No. 221 | Birr | N/A On Draft Register N/A | Union | d. 1914
MICHAEL Briscoe — Soldier No. 38 | Birr | 132 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1864
THOMAS Cassidy — Soldier No. 37 | Birr | 80 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1889
PATRICK Clark — Soldier No. 39 | Birr | 4 Regular Army Artillery | Union
EDWARD Clarkson — Soldier No. 304 | Birr | 5 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1862
JOHN Cleary — Soldier No. 36 | Birr | 96 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union | d. 1862
MICHAEL Cleary — Soldier No. 35 | Birr | 7 Pennsylvania Cavalry | Union | d. 1893
MICHAEL Clerihan — Soldier No. 261 | Birr | 10 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1908
JAMES Clerihan — Soldier No. 262 | Birr | 6 Illinois Cavalry | Union | d. 1913
JOHN Connor — Soldier No. 27 | Birr | 33 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1861
JAMES Conway — Soldier No. 31 | Birr | 90 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1863
DANIEL Corcoran — Soldier No. 29 | Birr | 90 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1870

Same surname (possible family group)

JOHN Kennedy — Soldier No. 403 | Moneygall | 10 Ohio Infantry | Union
MARTIN Kennedy — Soldier No. 404 | Moneygall | 1 Regular Army Cavalry | Union
THOMAS Kennedy — Soldier No. 408 | Unknown Within Offaly | 2 Regular Army Infantry | Union
MATTHEW Kennedy — Soldier No. 410 | Kinnitty | 51 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1865

Served in the same regiment

ANDREW Bermingham — Soldier No. 133 | Rahan | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
RICHARD Bermingham — Soldier No. 132 | Rahan | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1919
JOHN Conway — Soldier No. 171 | Tullamore | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
DENNIS Delaney — Soldier No. 204 | Shinrone | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1863

Served in regiments from the same US state

JOHN W Baker — Soldier No. 90 | Edenderry | 15 New York Engineers | Union | d. 1920
COL Michael Bennett — Soldier No. 92 | Edenderry | 28 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1909
JOHN J Bermingham — Soldier No. 126 | Lusmagh | 6 New York Artillery | Union | d. 1939
ANDREW Bermingham — Soldier No. 133 | Rahan | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
RICHARD Bermingham — Soldier No. 132 | Rahan | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1919
PETER Boland — Soldier No. 151 | Tullamore | 5 New York Artillery | Union | d. 1864
SAMUEL Brackett — Soldier No. 55 | Daingean | 110 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1908
PETER Breslin — Soldier No. 199 | Moneygall | 67 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1861
MICHAEL Briscoe — Soldier No. 38 | Birr | 132 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1864
WILLIAM Brown — Soldier No. 228 | Unknown Within Offaly | 110 New York Infantry | Union
LAWRENCE Buckley — Soldier No. 466 | Kilcormac | 115 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1915
CAPT James Campbell — Soldier No. 95 | Edenderry | 28 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1922

Served in the same army

NICHOLAS Allen — Soldier No. 138 | Rhode | 10 Maine Infantry | Union
ISAAC Ardill — Soldier No. 139 | Seir Kieran | 2 New Jersey Infantry | Union | d. 1862
CHRISTOPHER Armstrong — Soldier No. 207 | Unknown Within Offaly | Regular Army Ordnance | Union
JOHN W Baker — Soldier No. 90 | Edenderry | 15 New York Engineers | Union | d. 1920
JOHN Barrett — Soldier No. 157 | Tullamore | 6 Indiana Infantry | Union | d. 1888
JAMES Barrett — Soldier No. 154 | Tullamore | 35 Indiana Infantry | Union | d. 1894
JAMES Barry — Soldier No. 217 | Unknown Within Offaly | 3 Regular Army Artillery | Union
WILLIAM Cowell Bayley — Soldier No. 153 | Tullamore | 25 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union | d. 1889
MICHAEL Beggs — Soldier No. 218 | Unknown Within Offaly | 8 New Hampshire Infantry | Union | d. 1896
WILLIAM Belton — Soldier No. 219 | Unknown Within Offaly | 3 Regular Army Artillery | Union
COL Michael Bennett — Soldier No. 92 | Edenderry | 28 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1909
THOMAS Bergin — Soldier No. 220 | Unknown Within Offaly | 2 Regular Army Artillery | Union

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Available Details

Name	George Kennedy
Alt’ Name	George J. Kennedy
Location/ Birthplace	Birr
Born	1845
Baptism Record
Year of Death	1908
Grave Location
US State	New York & Illinois & Indiana 1900 United States Federal Census – Ancestry.com
US Residence	Chicago & Indiana Soldiers Homes U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 – Ancestry.com Jul 11, 1902, page 4 – The Marion Leader at Newspapers.com™
Mother
Father
Other Family	Wife: Mary Jane Cahill
Army	Union Union army – Wikipedia
Military History
US Army Details	Co. E, 69th New York Infantry Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) Also Co. F&H, 13th Connecticut Infantry Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
Other Details	The Men Who Led the 69th New York on the Bull Run Battlefield – Irish in the American Civil War 69th Infantry Regiment :: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center