Civil War Soldier
WILLIAM Delaney
Offaly: Daingean
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Army: Union
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Born: 1843
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Died: 1862
Soldier No. 310
43 New York
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Town: 12 · Regiment: 0 · State: 12 · Town+Reg: 0
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This record places WILLIAM Delaney from Daingean in Union service.
Recorded battle/event: Died of disease on 22nd August 1862 at Philadelphia
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- Soldier Number
- 310
- Surname
- Delaney
- First Name
- WILLIAM
- Alternative Name / Alias
- DeLancey, William
- Soldier No. Of Relation
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Offaly Town / Area
- Daingean
- Army
- Union
- Rank
- Private
- Company
- Co. F
- Regiment Number
- 43
- US State Regiment
- New York
- Type Reg.
- Infantry
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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
- 1843
- Baptism Record
- Unknown / not yet recorded
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- Civil War Death Y/N
- Y
- Battle Or Other Civil War Related Death
- Died of disease on 22nd August 1862 at Philadelphia
- Death Year
- 1862
- Place of Death
- State / Country Of Burial
- Pennsylvania, USA
- Grave Site (link)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2540632/william-delaney
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- Service: Union – 43 New York Infantry – Co. F
- Civil War Event: Died of disease on 22nd August 1862 at Philadelphia
- Death & Aftermath:
- Burial / Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2540632/william-delaney
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From the same Offaly town / area
- SAMUEL Brackett — Soldier No. 55 | Daingean | 110 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1908
- JOHN Burns — Soldier No. 62 | Daingean | N/A Fireman in US Navy Sailor | Union Navy | d. 1921
- 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
- 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)
- DENNIS Delaney — Soldier No. 204 | Shinrone | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1863
- JOHN Delaney — Soldier No. 313 | Unknown Within Offaly | 5 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1915
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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- 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)
- James Murray From Daingean, Co. Offaly. Died on 10th May 1864 At The Ferocious Battle Of Spotsylvaina, Virgina. (2025-10-17)
- 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)
- Can You Help? (2025-02-17)
- Killed At The Battle of Antietam – 17th Sept’ 1862. Banagher Born William Galvin, A Union Soldier In The 104th New York Infantry Regiment. (2026-03-06)
Available Details

| Name | William Delaney |
| Alt’ Name | William Delancy (Misspelled on Grave) |
| Location/ Birthplace | Daingean |
| Born | 1841 |
| Baptism Record | https://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000634545#page/126/mode/1up |
| Year of Death | 1862 |
| Grave Location | Philadelphia National Cemetery PVT William Delaney (unknown-1862) – Find a Grave Memorial |
| US State | New York |
| US Residence | Albany, New York |
| Mother | Ann Egan Carroll (2nd Marriage, William Carroll, Albany 1847) First Marriage in Daingean 1838 to William Delaney https://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000634545#page/197/mode/1up |
| Father | William Delaney |
| Other Family | |
| Army | Union Army Union army – Wikipedia |
| Military History | Enlisted at Albany September 1861 |
| Army Details | Co. F & B, 43rd New York Infantry 43rd_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf 43rd Infantry Regiment :: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) |
| Other Details | Died of disease Philadelphia, August 1862. Page 3 – US, Civil War “Widows’ Pensions”, 1861-1910 – Fold3 |


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https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/application/files/1715/5060/0757/43rd_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf 
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