Civil War Soldier

CHARLES Rigney

Offaly: Tullamore • Army: Union

Soldier No. 174

4 Pennsylvania

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CHARLES Rigney is recorded from Tullamore with service in Union. The associated regiment record is 4 Pennsylvania Cavalry.

TownTullamore

ArmyUnion

Regiment4 Pennsylvania Cavalry

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This record places CHARLES Rigney from Tullamore in Union service.

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Soldier Number: 174
Surname: Rigney
First Name: CHARLES
Alternative Name / Alias: Unknown / not yet recorded
Soldier No. Of Relation: Unknown / not yet recorded
Offaly Town / Area: Tullamore
Army: Union
Rank: Private
Company: Co. G
Regiment Number: 4
US State Regiment: Pennsylvania
Type Reg.: Cavalry

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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: Unknown / not yet recorded
Baptism Record: Unknown / not yet recorded

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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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Service: Union – 4 Pennsylvania Cavalry – Co. G

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From the same Offaly town / area

JOHN Barrett — Soldier No. 157 | Tullamore | 6 Indiana Infantry | Union | d. 1888
JAMES Barrett — Soldier No. 154 | Tullamore | 35 Indiana Infantry | Union | d. 1894
WILLIAM Cowell Bayley — Soldier No. 153 | Tullamore | 25 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union | d. 1889
PETER Boland — Soldier No. 151 | Tullamore | 5 New York Artillery | Union | d. 1864
JAMES Burns — Soldier No. 161 | Tullamore | 44 Illinois Infantry | Union | d. 1910
MICHAEL John Cantwell — Soldier No. 143 | Tullamore | 12 Wisconsin Infantry | Union | d. 1903
PETER Cavanagh — Soldier No. 196 | Tullamore | 2 Regular Army Artillery | Union | d. 1871
JOHN Conway — Soldier No. 171 | Tullamore | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
PATRICK Cooke — Soldier No. 147 | Tullamore | 16 Kentucky Infantry | Union | d. 1904
OWEN Cooney — Soldier No. 169 | Tullamore | 12 New York Infantry | Union
DANIEL Crawford — Soldier No. 173 | Tullamore | 70 Indiana Infantry | Union | d. 1884
WILLIAM Creevy — Soldier No. 285 | Tullamore | 5 Regular Army Cavalry | Union | d. 1878

Same surname (possible family group)

PATRICK Rigney — Soldier No. 481 | Doon | 36 Illinois Cavalry | Union | d. 1895
HUGH Rigney — Soldier No. 482 | Doon | 58 Illinois Infantry | Union
WILLIAM Rigney — Soldier No. 483 | Doon | To Be Confirmed N/A | Union

Served in regiments from the same US state

WILLIAM Cowell Bayley — Soldier No. 153 | Tullamore | 25 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union | d. 1889
JOHN Cleary — Soldier No. 36 | Birr | 96 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union | d. 1862
MICHAEL Cleary — Soldier No. 35 | Birr | 7 Pennsylvania Cavalry | Union | d. 1893
JOSEPH Cooney — Soldier No. 276 | Rhode | 114 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union | d. 1899
WILLIAM Cooper — Soldier No. 122 | Kinnitty | 96 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union | d. 1891
THOMAS Coyne — Soldier No. 282 | Unknown Within Offaly | 9 Pennsylvania Cavalry | Union | d. 1898
JOHN H Cully — Soldier No. 83 | Edenderry | 140 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union | d. 1909
MICHAEL Flanagan — Soldier No. 91 | Edenderry | 23 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union
PETER Guinan — Soldier No. 13 | Birr | 116 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union
CAREY Heaton — Soldier No. 100 | Ferbane | 48 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union
PATRICK Hoary — Soldier No. 30 | Birr | 202 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union
JOHN Kemple — Soldier No. 402 | Birr | 81 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union

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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ANDERSONVILLE PRISON, GEORGIA (2024-11-13)
Andersonville Prison 1864 (2024-11-12)
Tullamore’s Civil War Soldiers & Its Connection To Andersonville Prison, Georgia (2024-11-12)
250th American Independence Day – 4th July 2026. (2026-07-04)
May 1864 – Michael Dooling, Imprisoned On Alcatraz Island For Desertion. (2026-05-13)
The Battle Of Antietam – September 1862. Seven Offaly Men Are Members Of The “Fighting Irish”, The 69th New Yorkers. (2026-04-09)

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Available Details

Name	Charles Rigney
Alt’ Name	Charles Rooney
Location/ Birthplace	Tullamore
Born	1835
Baptism Record
Year of Death	1864
Grave Location	Charles Rooney (unknown-1864) – Find a Grave Memorial Andersonville Prison, Georgia
US State	Pennsylvania
US Residence
Mother
Father
Other Family
Army	Union Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	On Enlistment records in 1856 at Richmond. United States Army Enlistments 1798-1914 Image \| findmypast.ie Co. B, 2nd Regular Army Cavalry. Those records state he deserted which could explain his then re-enlisting under the name Charles Rooney. The Gettysburg Monument does record him as “Charles Rigney”. 064PA4C-Gettysburg-001a.jpg (1128×2271) Andersonville Burial Records confirm his grave number as 1218
US Army Details	Co. G, 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) 4th Regiment Cavalry/64th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company G