Thomas Flanagan

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Available Details

Name	Thomas Flanagan
Alt’ Name	Thomas Flanigan
Location/ Birthplace	Clara Clara, County Offaly – Wikipedia
Born	1820
Baptism Record	Possible Baptism record 04174/01, Rahan and Lynally – Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI
Year of Death	7th January 1863 Killed By His Commanding Officer Captain Henry C. Abbott.
Grave Location	Likely Baton Rouge Military Cemetery Baton Rouge National Cemetery – Wikipedia
US State	Louisiana
US Residence	New Orleans
Mother	Mary Fox (TBC)
Father	Thomas Flanagan (TBC)
Other Family	Possible record of Family 1860 US Census Image \| findmypast.ie
Army	Union Army Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	Enlisted at New Orleans in September 1862. Originally appointed as a Sergeant but was demoted in December 1862 to private as a result of disciplinary issues.
Army Details	Co. B, 2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
Other Details	On the 7th January 1863 he was involved in an altercation with his commanding officer Captain Henry C. Abbott and was killed by bayonet. Page 11 – US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) – Union – Louisiana, 1861-1865 – Fold3