Edward Behan
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Edward Behan is recorded from Edenderry with service in Confederate. The associated regiment record is 1 Georgia Reserve. This profile is linked to Battle of Bentonville.
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This record places Edward Behan from Edenderry in Confederate service.
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- Soldier Number
- 96
- Surname
- Behan
- First Name
- Edward
- Alternative Name / Alias
- Bien, Edward
- Soldier No. Of Relation
- Brother: 93
- Offaly Town / Area
- Edenderry
- Army
- Confederate
- Rank
- Private
- Company
- Co. K
- Regiment Number
- 1
- US State Regiment
- Georgia
- Type Reg.
- Reserve
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- Civil War Death Y/N
- N
- Battle Or Other Civil War Related Death
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Death Year
- 1906
- Place of Death
- August, Georgia
- State / Country Of Burial
- Georgia, USA
- Grave Site (link)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22938833/edward-w-bean
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Baptism / Early Life
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634461#page/2/mode/1up%23page/2/mode/1up
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Service
Confederate – 1 Georgia Reserve – Co. K
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Death & Aftermath
Death year: 1906 • Civil War death: N • Place: August, Georgia • Burial location: Georgia, USA
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Burial / Grave
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Battle of Bentonville
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Brother
- Daniel Behan — Soldier No. 93 | Edenderry | 14 South Carolina Cavalry | Confederate | d. 1898
From the same Offaly town / area
- Thomas Cartwright Jnr — Soldier No. 71 | Edenderry | 5 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
- James Hannan — Soldier No. 72 | Edenderry | 37 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1892
- Thomas McCabe — Soldier No. 73 | Edenderry | 1 Missouri Artillery | Union | d. 1917
- Dennis Clary — Soldier No. 74 | Edenderry | 10 Michigan Infantry | Union | d. 1914
- Peter Ryan — Soldier No. 75 | Edenderry | 61 Georgia Infantry | Confederate | d. 1866
- Michael Ryan — Soldier No. 76 | Edenderry | 61 Georgia Infantry | Confederate
- Patrick Ryan — Soldier No. 77 | Edenderry | 61 Georgia Infantry | Confederate | d. 1864
- Thomas J Hogan — Soldier No. 78 | Edenderry | N/A To Be Confirmed N/A | Confederate
- John Patrick Darcy — Soldier No. 79 | Edenderry | 1 New York Artillery | Union | d. 1913
- Thomas Walsh — Soldier No. 80 | Edenderry | N/A To Be Confirmed N/A | Union | d. 1905
- Michael Malone — Soldier No. 81 | Edenderry | 15 Kentucky Infantry | Union | d. 1862
- Edward Reilly — Soldier No. 82 | Edenderry | 9 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1895
Same surname (possible family group)
- Daniel Behan — Soldier No. 93 | Edenderry | 14 South Carolina Cavalry | Confederate | d. 1898
Served in regiments from the same US state
- Peter Ryan — Soldier No. 75 | Edenderry | 61 Georgia Infantry | Confederate | d. 1866
- Michael Ryan — Soldier No. 76 | Edenderry | 61 Georgia Infantry | Confederate
- Patrick Ryan — Soldier No. 77 | Edenderry | 61 Georgia Infantry | Confederate | d. 1864
- John Stephens — Soldier No. 127 | Lusmagh | 9 Georgia Infantry | Confederate
- James Keane — Soldier No. 461 | Tullamore | 54 Georgia Infantry | Confederate | d. 1903
Served in the same army
- John Holster — Soldier No. 15 | Birr | 1 North Carolina Cavalry | Confederate
- John Wilkinson — Soldier No. 21 | Birr | 24 Mississippi Cavalry | Confederate
- Thomas Molloy — Soldier No. 25 | Birr | 2 Louisiana Infantry | Confederate
- Peter Ryan — Soldier No. 75 | Edenderry | 61 Georgia Infantry | Confederate | d. 1866
- Michael Ryan — Soldier No. 76 | Edenderry | 61 Georgia Infantry | Confederate
- Patrick Ryan — Soldier No. 77 | Edenderry | 61 Georgia Infantry | Confederate | d. 1864
- Thomas J Hogan — Soldier No. 78 | Edenderry | N/A To Be Confirmed N/A | Confederate
- Daniel Behan — Soldier No. 93 | Edenderry | 14 South Carolina Cavalry | Confederate | d. 1898
- John Stephens — Soldier No. 127 | Lusmagh | 9 Georgia Infantry | Confederate
- James D. Nugent — Soldier No. 158 | Tullamore | 6 Louisiana Infantry | Confederate
- William W. Silver — Soldier No. 172 | Tullamore | 1 Alabama Infantry | Confederate
- Stephen Oliver Wright Brandon — Soldier No. 177 | Unknown Within Offaly | 10 Tennessee Infantry | Confederate
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- DAN & EDWARD BEHAN EDENDERRY’S CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (2024-11-23)
- 250th American Independence Day – 4th July 2026. (2026-07-04)
- The Amazing Life Of Our First Soldier – Michael Bennett (A Short Film) (2026-04-29)
- A Video Retelling The Story Of Edenderry’s Patrick Mahon (2026-04-23)
- In The Shadows Of Andersonville: Rediscovering The Lost Story Of Thomas Sale From Edenderry. (2026-02-27)
- Edenderry’s Michael Malone Served In The 15th Kentucky Infantry Reg’ During The US Civil War. “The Orphans Regiment” (2026-02-13)
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