Civil War Soldier
JOHN Corcoran
Offaly: Birr
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Army: Union
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Born: 1843
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Died: 1904
Soldier No. 32
147 Illinois
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Town: 12 · Regiment: 0 · State: 12 · Town+Reg: 0
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This record places JOHN Corcoran from Birr in Union service.
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- Soldier Number
- 32
- Surname
- Corcoran
- First Name
- JOHN
- Alternative Name / Alias
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Soldier No. Of Relation
- Brother: 29, 33
- Offaly Town / Area
- Birr
- Army
- Union
- Rank
- Private
- Company
- Co. A
- Regiment Number
- 147
- US State Regiment
- Illinois
- Type Reg.
- Infantry
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- Mother
- Honora
- Father
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Siblings
- Patrick, Daniel
- Family Connections / Other Relationship
- Wife: Kate Galvin
- Birth Year
- 1843
- 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
- 1904
- Place of Death
- Rockford, Illinois
- State / Country Of Burial
- Illinois, USA
- Grave Site (link)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155519367/john_corcoran
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- Service: Union – 147 Illinois Infantry – Co. A
- Death & Aftermath: Death year: 1904 • Civil War death: N • Place: Rockford, Illinois • Burial location: Illinois, USA
- Burial / Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155519367/john_corcoran
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Brother
- DANIEL Corcoran — Soldier No. 29 | Birr | 90 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1870
Related Soldier
- PATRICK Corcoran — Soldier No. 33 | Birr | 90 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1911
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)
- DANIEL Corcoran — Soldier No. 29 | Birr | 90 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1870
- PATRICK Corcoran — Soldier No. 33 | Birr | 90 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1911
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 Clerihan — Soldier No. 262 | Birr | 6 Illinois Cavalry | Union | d. 1913
- JAMES Conway — Soldier No. 31 | Birr | 90 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1863
- DANIEL Corcoran — Soldier No. 29 | Birr | 90 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1870
- 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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Available Details
| Name | John Corcoran |
| Alt’ Name | James Corcoran |
| Location/ Birthplace | Birr Birr, County Offaly – Wikipedia |
| Born | 1843 |
| Baptism Record | |
| Year of Death | 1904 |
| Grave Location | St. Marys & St. James Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois John Corcoran (1843-1904) – Find a Grave Memorial |
| US State | Illinois |
| US Residence | Rockford, Illinois Rockford, Illinois – Wikipedia |
| Mother | Nora Honora “Nora” Corcoran (1800-1881) – Find a Grave Memorial |
| Father | |
| Other Family | Brothers Daniel & Patrick Corcoran also Civil War Soldier. Wife: Kate Galvin Mrs Katherine “Kate” Galvin Corcoran (1841-1891) – Find a Grave Memorial |
| Army | Union Army Union army – Wikipedia |
| Military History | Wounded at Siege Of Vicksburg Siege of Vicksburg – Wikipedia |
| Army Details | Co. L, 11th Illinois Cavalry & Co. A 147th Illinois Infantry Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) |
| Other Details | Buried close to Brother Daniel Corcoran and other Civil War Soldier from Birr, James Conway |
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