Civil War Soldier

THOMAS Hyland

Offaly: Birr • Army: Union • Born: 1841 • Died: 1863

Soldier No. 491

136 New York

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This record places THOMAS Hyland from Birr in Union service.

Recorded battle/event: Died in December 1863 from wounds received at the Battle of Gettysburg

Notes: Died from wounds received at the Battle of Gettysburg

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Soldier Number: 491
Surname: Hyland
First Name: THOMAS
Alternative Name / Alias: Conner, Nicholas
Soldier No. Of Relation: Brother: 27
Offaly Town / Area: Birr
Army: Union
Rank: Private
Company: Co. E
Regiment Number: 136
US State Regiment: New York
Type Reg.: Infantry

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Mother: Mary Kinney
Father: Connor, Thomas
Siblings: Connor, John
Family Connections / Other Relationship: Unknown / not yet recorded
Birth Year: 1841
Baptism Record: Unknown / not yet recorded

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Civil War Death Y/N: Y
Battle Or Other Civil War Related Death: Died in December 1863 from wounds received at the Battle of Gettysburg
Death Year: 1863
Place of Death: Army Hospital, York, Pennsylvania
State / Country Of Burial: New York, USA
Grave Site (link): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20818073/nicholas-connor

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Service: Union – 136 New York Infantry – Co. E
Civil War Event: Died in December 1863 from wounds received at the Battle of Gettysburg
Death & Aftermath: Death year: 1863 • Civil War death: Y • Place: Army Hospital, York, Pennsylvania • Burial location: New York, USA
Burial / Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20818073/nicholas-connor

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Brother

JOHN Connor — Soldier No. 27 | Birr | 33 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1861

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

Served in regiments from the same US state

JOHN W Baker — Soldier No. 90 | Edenderry | 15 New York Engineers | Union | d. 1920
COL Michael Bennett — Soldier No. 92 | Edenderry | 28 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1909
JOHN J Bermingham — Soldier No. 126 | Lusmagh | 6 New York Artillery | Union | d. 1939
ANDREW Bermingham — Soldier No. 133 | Rahan | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
RICHARD Bermingham — Soldier No. 132 | Rahan | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1919
PETER Boland — Soldier No. 151 | Tullamore | 5 New York Artillery | Union | d. 1864
SAMUEL Brackett — Soldier No. 55 | Daingean | 110 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1908
PETER Breslin — Soldier No. 199 | Moneygall | 67 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1861
MICHAEL Briscoe — Soldier No. 38 | Birr | 132 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1864
WILLIAM Brown — Soldier No. 228 | Unknown Within Offaly | 110 New York Infantry | Union
LAWRENCE Buckley — Soldier No. 466 | Kilcormac | 115 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1915
CAPT James Campbell — Soldier No. 95 | Edenderry | 28 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1922

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	Thomas Hyland
Alt’ Name	Thomas Haland
Location/ Birthplace	Daingean Daingean – Wikipedia
Born	1840
Baptism Record	Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Image \| findmypast.ie
Year of Death	6th August 1914 4472115.pdf View Record – Irish Genealogy
Grave Location	Daingean, Offaly (Exact Location To Be Confirmed)
US State	New York
US Residence	54 Colonie Street, Albany, New York & Rennselaer, New York New York, U.S., State Census, 1865 – Ancestry.com New York, U.S., State Census, 1875 – Ancestry.com
Mother	Elizabeth Mooney
Father	Edward Hyland View Record – Irish Genealogy Death Record 1895
Other Family	Children : Jeremiah, Maurice, John, William, Bessie, Alice 4371771.pdf Wife: Alice Colgan (Alecia, Alesha) 1870 US Census Image \| findmypast.ie Marriage record in Ireland 1862 Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages Image \| findmypast.ie Possible Brother In Law Michael Colgan also Civil War Soldier
Army	Union Army Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	United States Army Enlistments 1798-1914 Image \| findmypast.ie Enlisted as a substitute in September 1864, record states he deserted in July 1865, apprehended and served until September 1867. Promoted to Rank of Corporal
Army Details	Co. A, 16th Infantry Regular Army and later a member of Co. A, 25th Infantry Regular Army Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
Other Details	Returned to Ireland and worked a farm in Clonad area of County Offaly. 1901 & 1911 Census records him as living alone in Clonad County Offaly – Google Maps census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002670934/