Civil War Soldier
JAMES Clerihan
Offaly: Birr
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Army: Union
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Born: 1838
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Died: 1913
Soldier No. 262
6 Illinois
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Town: 12 · Regiment: 0 · State: 12 · Town+Reg: 0
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JAMES Clerihan in the wider Civil War story
JAMES Clerihan is recorded from Birr with service in Union. The associated regiment record is 6 Illinois Cavalry.
TownBirr
ArmyUnion
Regiment6 Illinois Cavalry
Battle/EventNot recorded yet
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This record places JAMES Clerihan from Birr in Union service.
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- Soldier Number
- 262
- Surname
- Clerihan
- First Name
- JAMES
- Alternative Name / Alias
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Soldier No. Of Relation
- Brother: 261
- Offaly Town / Area
- Birr
- Army
- Union
- Rank
- Private
- Company
- Co. C
- Regiment Number
- 6
- US State Regiment
- Illinois
- Type Reg.
- Cavalry
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- Mother
- Costello, Catherine
- Father
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Siblings
- Clerihan, Michael
- Family Connections / Other Relationship
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Birth Year
- 1838
- Baptism Record
- Unknown / not yet recorded
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- Civil War Death Y/N
- N
- Battle Or Other Civil War Related Death
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Death Year
- 1913
- Place of Death
- Girard, Crawford County, Kansas
- State / Country Of Burial
- Kansas, USA
- Grave Site (link)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77038291/james_r-clerihan
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- Service: Union – 6 Illinois Cavalry – Co. C
- Death & Aftermath: Death year: 1913 • Civil War death: N • Place: Girard, Crawford County, Kansas • Burial location: Kansas, USA
- Burial / Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77038291/james_r-clerihan
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Brother
- MICHAEL Clerihan — Soldier No. 261 | Birr | 10 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1908
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
- 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
- JOHN Corcoran — Soldier No. 32 | Birr | 147 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1904
Same surname (possible family group)
- MICHAEL Clerihan — Soldier No. 261 | Birr | 10 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1908
Served in regiments from the same US state
- JAMES Burns — Soldier No. 161 | Tullamore | 44 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1910
- JOHN Chapman — Soldier No. 241 | Unknown Within Offaly | 3 Illinois Cavalry | Union | d. 1894
- MICHAEL Clerihan — Soldier No. 261 | Birr | 10 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1908
- JAMES Conway — Soldier No. 31 | Birr | 90 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1863
- DANIEL Corcoran — Soldier No. 29 | Birr | 90 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1870
- JOHN Corcoran — Soldier No. 32 | Birr | 147 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1904
- PATRICK Corcoran — Soldier No. 33 | Birr | 90 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1911
- ROBERT Dudley — Soldier No. 323 | Unknown Within Offaly | 23 Illinois Infantry | Union
- JOSEPH Dunn — Soldier No. 342 | Unknown Within Offaly | 11 Illinois Cavalry | Union
- MARTIN Egan — Soldier No. 343 | Ferbane | 23 Illinois Infantry | Union
- RICHARD Glendon — Soldier No. 181 | Kilcormac | 36 Illinois Infantry | Union
- WILLIAM Patrick Kelly — Soldier No. 160 | Tullamore | 44 Illinois Infantry | Union
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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This soldier’s regiment state: Illinois
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- 250th American Independence Day – 4th July 2026. (2026-07-04)
- Corporal John Holster – A Confederate Soldier. Born In Birr, County Offaly in 1828. (2026-06-11)
- The Battle Of Antietam – September 1862. Seven Offaly Men Are Members Of The “Fighting Irish”, The 69th New Yorkers. (2026-04-09)
- From US Civil War Soldier To Methodist Minister. Reverend William Wallis, Born In Birr, Offaly 1836. (2026-03-20)
- Union Soldiers John & Nicholas Connor. Brothers Who Died During the US Civil War. Their Family Originated In Birr, County Offaly. (2025-12-12)
- John Renehan – Born In County Offaly, Ireland. Part Of The Union Garrison At Fort Sumter On Friday 12th April 1861. (2025-11-07)
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