Civil War Soldier
James Clancy
Offaly: Unknown Within Offaly
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Army: Union
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Died: 1908
Soldier No. 178
4 Detroit Provost Guards
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James Clancy in the wider Civil War story
James Clancy is recorded from Unknown Within Offaly with service in Union. The associated regiment record is 4 Detroit Provost Guards General.
TownUnknown Within Offaly
ArmyUnion
Regiment4 Detroit Provost Guards General
Battle/EventNot recorded yet
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This record places James Clancy from Unknown Within Offaly in Union service.
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- Soldier Number
- 178
- Surname
- Clancy
- First Name
- James
- 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. A
- Regiment Number
- 4
- US State Regiment
- Detroit Provost Guards
- Type Reg.
- General
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- Civil War Death Y/N
- N
- Battle Or Other Civil War Related Death
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Death Year
- 1908
- Place of Death
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- State / Country Of Burial
- Wisconsin, USA
- Grave Site (link)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85123832/james-clancy
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Service
Union – 4 Detroit Provost Guards General – Co. A
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Death & Aftermath
Death year: 1908 • Civil War death: N • Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin • Burial location: Wisconsin, USA
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- John Berry — Soldier No. 222 | Unknown Within Offaly | 9 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1864
- Lawrence Burke — Soldier No. 223 | Unknown Within Offaly | #N/A Mounted Rifles Regular Army Cavalry | Union | d. 1867
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- Michael Kenny — Soldier No. 2 | Banagher | 10 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1904
- Edward Hopper — Soldier No. 3 | Banagher | 5 New Jersey Infantry | Union | d. 1870
- James Flynn — Soldier No. 4 | Banagher | 1 New York Cavalry | Union | d. 1864
- Thomas Flynn — Soldier No. 5 | Banagher | 62 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1873
- Thomas McKenny — Soldier No. 6 | Banagher | 44 Ohio Infantry | Union | d. 1929
- Keeran McKenny — Soldier No. 7 | Banagher | 110 Ohio Infantry | Union | d. 1927
- William Galvin — Soldier No. 8 | Banagher | 104 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
- William Larkin — Soldier No. 9 | Banagher | 49 Wisconsin Infantry | Union | d. 1888
- Marcus Beresford Monck — Soldier No. 10 | Banagher | 11 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
- Dennis Bracken — Soldier No. 11 | Banagher | 56 Massachusetts Infantry | Union | d. 1864
- Thomas Sharkey — Soldier No. 12 | Birr | N/A On Draft Register N/A | Union
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This soldier’s regiment state: Detroit Provost Guards
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- A Very Strange End For Michael Condon. An Offaly Soldier Who Died on 4th July 1867 At Fort Point, San Francisco (2025-04-09)
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James Clancy died in December 1908 
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1024975106/ 
1890 Civil War Veterans Census 
James Clancy Pension Card 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85123832/james-clancy#view-photo=179436274