Civil War Soldier
JOHN J Bermingham
Offaly: Lusmagh
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Army: Union
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Born: 1845
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Died: 1939
Soldier No. 126
6 New York
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Town: 9 · Regiment: 0 · State: 12 · Town+Reg: 0
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This record places JOHN J Bermingham from Lusmagh in Union service.
Notes: Post created on this soldiers being present at Assasination of Abrahma Lincoln
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- Soldier Number
- 126
- Surname
- Bermingham
- First Name
- JOHN J
- Alternative Name / Alias
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Soldier No. Of Relation
- Brother: 125
- Offaly Town / Area
- Lusmagh
- Army
- Union
- Rank
- Private
- Company
- Co. M
- Regiment Number
- 6
- US State Regiment
- New York
- Type Reg.
- Artillery
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- Mother
- Fallen, Bridget
- Father
- Birmingham, James
- Siblings
- Bermingham William
- Family Connections / Other Relationship
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Birth Year
- 1845
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- Civil War Death Y/N
- N
- Battle Or Other Civil War Related Death
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Death Year
- 1939
- Place of Death
- Maple Hill, Ulster County, New York
- State / Country Of Burial
- New York, USA
- Grave Site (link)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26527117/john-birmingham
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- Baptism / Early Life: https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FMICROFILM02433-13%2F0040&parentid=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F0051451
- Service: Union – 6 New York Artillery – Co. M
- Death & Aftermath: Death year: 1939 • Civil War death: N • Place: Maple Hill, Ulster County, New York • Burial location: New York, USA
- Burial / Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26527117/john-birmingham
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Brother
- WILLIAM Bermingham — Soldier No. 125 | Lusmagh | N/A To Be Confirmed N/A | Union | d. 1879
From the same Offaly town / area
- WILLIAM Bermingham — Soldier No. 125 | Lusmagh | N/A To Be Confirmed N/A | Union | d. 1879
- PATRICK Derivan — Soldier No. 124 | Lusmagh | 29 Wisconsin Infantry | Union
- PATRICK Fallon — Soldier No. 128 | Lusmagh | 3 New York Artillery | Union
- JOHN Fallon — Soldier No. 357 | Lusmagh | 3 New York Artillery | Union
- HUGH Fallon — Soldier No. 358 | Lusmagh | TBC N/A | Confederate
- JOHN Glynn — Soldier No. 129 | Lusmagh | Regular Army N/A | Union
- MICHAEL Glynn — Soldier No. 130 | Lusmagh | 15 Kansas Cavalry | Union
- MICHAEL Shields — Soldier No. 123 | Lusmagh | 175 New York Infantry | Union
- JOHN Stephens — Soldier No. 127 | Lusmagh | 9 Georgia Infantry | Confederate
Same surname (possible family group)
- WILLIAM Bermingham — Soldier No. 125 | Lusmagh | N/A To Be Confirmed N/A | Union | d. 1879
- 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
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
- 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
- PATRICK Carney — Soldier No. 142 | Shinrone | 37 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1886
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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- Witness To A Presidents Assassination (2024-12-20)
- The Battle Of Antietam – September 1862. Seven Offaly Men Are Members Of The “Fighting Irish”, The 69th New Yorkers. (2026-04-09)
- New Information Added To The Tragic Story of Patrick Derivan, A Union Soldier Born In Lusmagh, Co. Offaly, Ireland. (2026-01-30)
- 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)
- The Tragic Effects Of War On A Soldier – Patrick Derivan From Lusmagh (2024-12-30)
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