Civil War Soldier
EDWARD Gilligan
Offaly: Unknown Within Offaly
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Army: Union
Soldier No. 371
12 Regular Army
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Town: 12 · Regiment: 4 · State: 12 · Town+Reg: 0
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EDWARD Gilligan in the wider Civil War story
EDWARD Gilligan is recorded from Unknown Within Offaly with service in Union. The associated regiment record is 12 Regular Army Infantry.
TownUnknown Within Offaly
ArmyUnion
Regiment12 Regular Army Infantry
Battle/EventNot recorded yet
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This record places EDWARD Gilligan from Unknown Within Offaly in Union service.
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- Soldier Number
- 371
- Surname
- Gilligan
- First Name
- EDWARD
- Alternative Name / Alias
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Soldier No. Of Relation
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Offaly Town / Area
- Unknown Within Offaly
- Army
- Union
- Rank
- Private
- Company
- Co. G
- Regiment Number
- 12
- US State Regiment
- Regular Army
- Type Reg.
- Infantry
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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 – 12 Regular Army Infantry – Co. G
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- JAMES Barry — Soldier No. 217 | Unknown Within Offaly | 3 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- 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
- THOMAS Bergin — Soldier No. 220 | Unknown Within Offaly | 2 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- JOHN Berry — Soldier No. 222 | Unknown Within Offaly | 9 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1864
- OWEN Bracken — Soldier No. 224 | Unknown Within Offaly | 12 Minnesota Infantry | Union | d. 1922
- JAMES Brennan — Soldier No. 198 | Unknown Within Offaly | 2 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- JOHN Brogan — Soldier No. 225 | Unknown Within Offaly | 3 Regular Army Infantry | Union
- JOHN Brown — Soldier No. 227 | Unknown Within Offaly | 1 Regular Army Infantry | Union
- CHARLES Brown — Soldier No. 226 | Unknown Within Offaly | 5 Regular Army Cavalry | Union | d. 1868
- WILLIAM Brown — Soldier No. 228 | Unknown Within Offaly | 110 New York Infantry | Union
Served in the same regiment
- WILLIAM Burns — Soldier No. 235 | Unknown Within Offaly | 12 Regular Army Infantry | Union
- EDWARD Curtis — Soldier No. 286 | Unknown Within Offaly | 12 Regular Army Infantry | Union
- WILLIAM Keenan — Soldier No. 405 | Rahan | 12 Regular Army Infantry | Union
- DANIEL Kenney — Soldier No. 19 | Birr | 12 Regular Army Infantry | Union
Served in regiments from the same US state
- CHRISTOPHER Armstrong — Soldier No. 207 | Unknown Within Offaly | Regular Army Ordnance | Union
- JAMES Barry — Soldier No. 217 | Unknown Within Offaly | 3 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- WILLIAM Belton — Soldier No. 219 | Unknown Within Offaly | 3 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- THOMAS Bergin — Soldier No. 220 | Unknown Within Offaly | 2 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- JOHN Berry — Soldier No. 222 | Unknown Within Offaly | 9 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1864
- JAMES Brennan — Soldier No. 198 | Unknown Within Offaly | 2 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- JOHN Brogan — Soldier No. 225 | Unknown Within Offaly | 3 Regular Army Infantry | Union
- JOHN Brown — Soldier No. 227 | Unknown Within Offaly | 1 Regular Army Infantry | Union
- CHARLES Brown — Soldier No. 226 | Unknown Within Offaly | 5 Regular Army Cavalry | Union | d. 1868
- JAMES Buchanan — Soldier No. 231 | Unknown Within Offaly | 1 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- JAMES Buckley — Soldier No. 232 | Unknown Within Offaly | 2 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- PATRICK Burke — Soldier No. 234 | Unknown Within Offaly | 13 Regular Army Infantry | Union
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- 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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Available Details
| Name | Edward Gilligan |
| Alt’ Name | Edward Giligan |
| Location/ Birthplace | To Be Confirmed |
| Born | 1831 |
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| Year of Death | |
| Grave Location | To Be Confirmed |
| US State | New York |
| US Residence | |
| Mother | |
| Father | |
| Other Family | |
| Army | Union Army Union army – Wikipedia |
| Military History | On Enlistment Register in Feb 1862 At Albany, New York. Confirms Birth Place As “Kings County, Ireland”. Discharged in Mar 1862 with disability at Fort Hamilton Brooklyn. Letter states he was released from service due to a hernia, See below Fort Hamilton – Wikipedia |
| Army Details | Co. G, 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) |
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