Civil War Soldier
JAMES Costello
Offaly: Unknown Within Offaly
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Army: Union
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Born: 1838
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Died: 1892
Soldier No. 277
1 Regular Army
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Town: 12 · Regiment: 12 · State: 12 · Town+Reg: 1
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This record places JAMES Costello from Unknown Within Offaly in Union service.
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- Soldier Number
- 277
- Surname
- Costello
- First Name
- JAMES
- Alternative Name / Alias
- Costelloe, James
- Soldier No. Of Relation
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Offaly Town / Area
- Unknown Within Offaly
- Army
- Union
- Rank
- Private
- Company
- Co. E
- Regiment Number
- 1
- US State Regiment
- Regular Army
- 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
- 1838
- Baptism Record
- Unknown / not yet recorded
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- Civil War Death Y/N
- N
- Battle Or Other Civil War Related Death
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Death Year
- 1892
- Place of Death
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- State / Country Of Burial
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Grave Site (link)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141516376/james-costello
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- Service: Union – 1 Regular Army Cavalry – Co. E
- Death & Aftermath: Death year: 1892 • Civil War death: N
- Burial / Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141516376/james-costello
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Available Details
| Name | James Costello |
| Alt’ Name | James Costello |
| Location/ Birthplace | To Be Confirmed |
| Born | 1834 |
| Baptism Record | |
| Year of Death | 1892 |
| Grave Location | To Be Confirmed |
| US State | Missouri |
| US Residence | St. Louis |
| Mother | |
| Father | |
| Other Family | |
| Army | Union Army Union army – Wikipedia |
| Military History | On Enlistment Register first in 1855, At St. Louis, Missouri. Confirms Birth Place As “Kings County, Ireland”. A Sergeant, when discharged at Macon, Georgia July 1865. This City was taken by Union Forces in a Cavalry operation called “Wilsons Raid” in April of 1865 Wilson’s Raid – Wikipedia United States Army Enlistments 1798-1914 Image | findmypast.ie |
| Army Details | Co. E, 1st Cavalry 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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