John Renehan

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Danny Leavy

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Name	John Renehan
Alt’ Name	John Renahan, John Rennehan, John Renshaw
Location/ Birthplace	Probably from the Birr Area
Born	1827
Baptism Record
Year of Death	1866
Grave Location	To Be Confirmed
US State	New York
US Residence	114, East 108th Street, New York 114 E 108th St – Google Maps
Mother	Possible Death Of Mother. The records of this soldier state he visited his Mother in Ireland in late 1865. 4873555.pdf
Father	Edward Renehan
Other Family	Wife: Ellen Burgess Possible Burial Of Wife Ellen Renehan (unknown-1913) – Find a Grave Memorial Married 1854 in Charleston, South Carolina Children in 1866 – Elizabeth, William, John & James Page 6 – US, Civil War “Widows’ Pensions”, 1861-1910 – Fold3 1860 US Census Image \| findmypast.ie
Army	Union Army Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	1st on Enlistment Register in 1851 at New York, confirms birth place as “Kings County, Ireland”. Re-enlists in 1856 and 1862. Appointed Ordnance Sergeant in April 1863. United States Army Enlistments 1798-1914 Image \| findmypast.ie Died at Hospital in Fort Schuyler, New York on January 16th 1866 Fort Schuyler – Wikipedia United States Army Enlistments 1798-1914 Image \| findmypast.ie
Army Details	Co H., 1st Artillery Regular Army Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Later Co E, 5th Artillery Regular Army Page 35 – US, Civil War “Widows’ Pensions”, 1861-1910 – Fold3 U.S., Returns from Military Posts, 1806-1916 – Ancestry.com
Other Details	This soldier was present at Fort Sumter in April 1861 Fort Sumter – Wikipedia May 31, 1861, page 1 – The Manitowoc Pilot at Newspapers.com John Renehan – Born In County Offaly, Ireland. Part Of The Union Garrison At Fort Sumter On Friday 12th April 1861. – Americasoffalyheroes