William Creevy

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Danny Leavy

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Name	William Creevy
Alt’ Name	William Creevey
Location/ Birthplace	To Be Confirmed Possibly Tullamore Area
Born	1829
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Year of Death	1878
Grave Location	US Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery Washington, District of Columbia William Creevey (unknown-1878) – Find a Grave Memorial
US State	Originally Enlisted at Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico – Wikipedia
US Residence	Last Residence US Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery Washington, District of Columbia
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Army	Union Army Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	On register in 1855, 1859, 1861 & 1865, 1868, 1873 and each time confirms birthplace as “Kings County, Ireland”. Discharged in December 1875 at Fort Hays, Kansas – A Sergeant Fort Hays – Wikipedia This soldier served in the US Army for 22 years
Army Details	Co. C 1st Cavalry Regular Army (Dragoons) & Co. K, 5th Cavalry Regular Army Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
Other Details	WIKIPEDIA – “Fort Hays became a key Army installation in the Indian Wars, serving as a base of operations for combat forces and a supply point for Fort Dodge and Camp Supply to the south.^[3] Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan, supported by Lt. Col. George Custer and the 7th Cavalry Regiment, used it as his headquarters during his 1868-1869 campaign against the Cheyenne and the Kiowa.^[3][10] Both Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok served as Army scouts at Fort Hays at points during this period“ ALSO “In September 1868, the regiment received orders to prepare for duty against hostile Indians in Kansas and Nebraska. In the following years the 5th fought many skirmishes and battles with the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho and Apache Indians. After General Custer and 264 of his men died at Little Big Horn, Troopers of the 5th Cavalry rode after the Sioux to avenge their deaths” 5 Cavalry History \| 1st Cavalry Division Association