Civil War Soldier

John Egan

Offaly: Ferbane • Army: Union

Soldier No. 354

125 New York

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27 June 2025

The Egan Brothers From Ballycommon. Fought In The Union Army During The US Civil War 1861-1865

The Egan family emigrated from Offaly, Ireland, to Hartford County, Connecticut, in 1850. Three brothers, Michael, William, and John, were among the 33 sets of brothers from their region who fought in the U.S.…

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John Egan is recorded from Ferbane with service in Union. The associated regiment record is 125 New York Infantry.

TownFerbane

ArmyUnion

Regiment125 New York Infantry

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Soldier Number: 354
Surname: Egan
First Name: John
Alternative Name / Alias: Unknown / not yet recorded
Soldier No. Of Relation: Unknown / not yet recorded
Offaly Town / Area: Ferbane
Army: Union
Rank: Private
Company: Co. #N/A
Regiment Number: 125
US State Regiment: New York
Type Reg.: Infantry

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Civil War Death Y/N: Unknown / not yet recorded
Battle Or Other Civil War Related Death: Unknown / not yet recorded
Death Year: Unknown / not yet recorded
Place of Death: Unknown / not yet recorded
State / Country Of Burial: Unknown / not yet recorded
Grave Site (link): Unknown / not yet recorded

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Union – 125 New York Infantry – Co. #N/A

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From the same Offaly town / area

William Chapman — Soldier No. 97 | Ferbane | 192 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1895
Patrick Pillion — Soldier No. 98 | Ferbane | 23 Illinois Infantry | Union
James Carroll — Soldier No. 99 | Ferbane | 1 Kansas Infantry | Union | d. 1909
Carey Heaton — Soldier No. 100 | Ferbane | 48 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union
Hugh Conklin — Soldier No. 101 | Ferbane | 19 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1923
Samuel Belton Horne — Soldier No. 102 | Ferbane | 11 Connecticut Infantry | Union | d. 1928
John James Belton Horne — Soldier No. 103 | Ferbane | 15 New York Artillery | Union | d. 1915
Robert E Belton Horne — Soldier No. 104 | Ferbane | 11 Connecticut Infantry | Union | d. 1914
John Heaton — Soldier No. 105 | Ferbane | N/A To Be Confirmed N/A | Union
Michael Hanniffy — Soldier No. 182 | Ferbane | 170 New York Infantry | Union
Michael Doyle — Soldier No. 321 | Ferbane | 4 New York Cavalry | Union | d. 1888
Martin Egan — Soldier No. 343 | Ferbane | 23 Illinois Infantry | Union

Same surname (possible family group)

Charles Egan — Soldier No. 165 | Tullamore | 34 New York Infantry | Union
James Egan — Soldier No. 302 | Birr | 14 Regular Army Infantry | Union
Martin Egan — Soldier No. 343 | Ferbane | 23 Illinois Infantry | Union
John Egan — Soldier No. 344 | Ballycommon | 22 Connecticut Infantry | Union | d. 1913
William Egan — Soldier No. 345 | Ballycommon | 9 Connecticut Infantry | Union | d. 1862
Joseph Egan — Soldier No. 352 | Unknown Within Offaly | 5 Regular Army Cavalry | Union
James Egan — Soldier No. 355 | Unknown Within Offaly | 1 New Hampshire Artillery | Union

Served in regiments from the same US state

James Fahy — Soldier No. 1 | Banagher | 2 New York Cavalry | Union | d. 1898
Michael Kenny — Soldier No. 2 | Banagher | 10 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1904
James Flynn — Soldier No. 4 | Banagher | 1 New York Cavalry | Union | d. 1864
Thomas Flynn — Soldier No. 5 | Banagher | 62 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1873
William Galvin — Soldier No. 8 | Banagher | 104 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
Marcus Beresford Monck — Soldier No. 10 | Banagher | 11 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
George Kennedy — Soldier No. 17 | Birr | 69 New York Infantry | Union
John Sharkey — Soldier No. 18 | Birr | 11 New York Infantry | Union
John Connor — Soldier No. 27 | Birr | 33 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1861
Thomas Cassidy — Soldier No. 37 | Birr | 80 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1889
Michael Briscoe — Soldier No. 38 | Birr | 132 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1864
Robert McComb — Soldier No. 45 | Bracknagh | 168 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1907

Served in the same army

James Fahy — Soldier No. 1 | Banagher | 2 New York Cavalry | Union | d. 1898
Michael Kenny — Soldier No. 2 | Banagher | 10 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1904
Edward Hopper — Soldier No. 3 | Banagher | 5 New Jersey Infantry | Union | d. 1870
James Flynn — Soldier No. 4 | Banagher | 1 New York Cavalry | Union | d. 1864
Thomas Flynn — Soldier No. 5 | Banagher | 62 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1873
Thomas McKenny — Soldier No. 6 | Banagher | 44 Ohio Infantry | Union | d. 1929
Keeran McKenny — Soldier No. 7 | Banagher | 110 Ohio Infantry | Union | d. 1927
William Galvin — Soldier No. 8 | Banagher | 104 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
William Larkin — Soldier No. 9 | Banagher | 49 Wisconsin Infantry | Union | d. 1888
Marcus Beresford Monck — Soldier No. 10 | Banagher | 11 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
Dennis Bracken — Soldier No. 11 | Banagher | 56 Massachusetts Infantry | Union | d. 1864
Thomas Sharkey — Soldier No. 12 | Birr | N/A On Draft Register N/A | Union

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Available Details

Name	John Eagan
Alt’ Name	John Egan
Location/ Birthplace	Ferbane Ferbane – Wikipedia
Born	1841
Baptism Record
Year of Death	July 1st 1864
Grave Location	Andersonville Prison, Georgia John Eagan (unknown-1864) – Find a Grave Memorial
US State	New York
US Residence	Troy, New York Troy, New York – Wikipedia
Mother	Mary (Note Pension Record Below)
Father	Bernard Egan
Other Family
Army	Union Army Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	First captured at Harpers Ferry in Sept’ 1862 Harpers Ferry Battle Facts and Summary \| American Battlefield Trust Captured at Gettysburg during Pickett’s Charge Pickett’s Charge – Wikipedia . Imprisoned at Andersonville. Andersonville Prison – Wikipedia Died There in July 1864
Army Details	Co. D., 125th New York Infantry Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
Other Details	His mothers pension record confirms that she was married in Ferbane, “Kings County”, Ireland. Eagan, John – Page 14 – US, Civil War “Widows’ Pensions”, 1861-1910 – Fold3 Damien Shiels uncovered this soldiers story Andersonville Irish Project – Irish in the American Civil War