William Keenan

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Danny Leavy

Available Details

Name	William Keenan
Alt’ Name
Location/ Birthplace	Possibly Rahan Area Rahan, County Offaly – Wikipedia
Born	1840
Baptism Record	Possible Baptism record Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Image \| findmypast.ie
Year of Death	1869
Grave Location	Fort Bidwell, Modoc County, California, USA PVT William Keenan (1840-1869) – Find a Grave Memorial
US State	New York
US Residence
Mother	Mary Nolan (To Be Confirmed)
Father	Michael Keenan (To Be Confirmed)
Other Family
Army	Union Army Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	On enlistment record at Albany, NY in 1861. Re-enlisted in January 1864 at Washington DC. Both records confirm birth place as “Kings County, Ireland”. United States Army Enlistments 1798-1914 Image \| findmypast.ie Died at Fort Bidwell, California while still a soldier. Fort Bidwell, California – Protecting the Trails – Legends of America
Army Details	Co. C, 12th Infantry Regular Army Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
Other Details	A Corporal