Civil War Soldier
JOHN Burns
Offaly: Daingean
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Army: Union Navy
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Born: 1835
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Died: 1921
Soldier No. 62
N/A Fireman in US Navy
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This record places JOHN Burns from Daingean in Union Navy service.
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- Soldier Number
- 62
- Surname
- Burns
- First Name
- JOHN
- Alternative Name / Alias
- Byrnes, John
- Soldier No. Of Relation
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Offaly Town / Area
- Daingean
- Army
- Union Navy
- Rank
- Private
- Company
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Regiment Number
- N/A
- US State Regiment
- Fireman in US Navy
- Type Reg.
- Sailor
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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
- 1835
- 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
- 1921
- Place of Death
- Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
- State / Country Of Burial
- Iowa, USA
- Grave Site (link)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171852518/john-burns
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- Service: Union Navy – N/A Fireman in US Navy Sailor
- Death & Aftermath: Death year: 1921 • Civil War death: N • Place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa • Burial location: Iowa, USA
- Burial / Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171852518/john-burns
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From the same Offaly town / area
- SAMUEL Brackett — Soldier No. 55 | Daingean | 110 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1908
- ANDREW Carey — Soldier No. 60 | Daingean | 28 Connecticut Infantry | Union | d. 1928
- THOMAS Christle — Soldier No. 67 | Daingean | 155 Indiana Infantry | Union | d. 1897
- MICHAEL Colgan — Soldier No. 263 | Daingean | 4 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1864
- THEOBALD E Cowell — Soldier No. 209 | Daingean | 37 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1919
- MICHAEL Cowell — Soldier No. 210 | Daingean | 71 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
- PATRICK J Cusack — Soldier No. 54 | Daingean | 2 Kentucky Infantry | Union | d. 1891
- WILLIAM Edmund Daly — Soldier No. 292 | Daingean | 10 Minnesota Infantry | Union | d. 1909
- WILLIAM Delaney — Soldier No. 310 | Daingean | 43 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
- TIMOTHY Graham — Soldier No. 61 | Daingean | 152 Ohio Infantry | Union
- JAMES Hannegan — Soldier No. 64 | Daingean | 3 New York Artillery | Union
- MICHAEL Hannegan — Soldier No. 65 | Daingean | 3 New York Artillery | Union
Same surname (possible family group)
- JAMES Burns — Soldier No. 161 | Tullamore | 44 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1910
- WILLIAM Burns — Soldier No. 235 | Unknown Within Offaly | 12 Regular Army Infantry | Union
Served in regiments from the same US state
- JOHN Walsh — Soldier No. 150 | Tullamore | Fireman in US Navy Sailor | Union Navy
Served in the same army
- EDWARD Carney — Soldier No. 141 | Shinrone | USS Minnesota Sailor | Union Navy | d. 1899
- JOHN Flanagan — Soldier No. 40 | Birr | USS Savanah & USS JP Jackson Sailor | Union Navy
- OLIVER Healy — Soldier No. 197 | Birr | USS Ohio/Patapsco/Nth Carolina Sailor | Union Navy
- THOMAS Scully — Soldier No. 113 | Kilcormac | N/A USS Shenandoah Sailor | Union Navy
- JOHN Walsh — Soldier No. 150 | Tullamore | Fireman in US Navy Sailor | Union Navy
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- Danny Leavy Visits Philadelphia National Cemetery, Paying Tribute To William Delaney (1842-1862). A Union Soldier Born In Daingean, Co. Offaly. (2026-03-27)
- Thomas Hyland, Died in Daingean in August 1914. Served In The US Army Between 1864-1867. (2026-01-08)
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- Thanks To Everyone Who Has Made Contact With Us, Helping To Add Vital Information To The Stories of Forgottten Offaly Soldiers – US Civil War 1861-1865. (2025-09-12)
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