Civil War Soldier

John Eagan

Offaly: #N/A • Army: Union • Born: 1832 • Died: 1890

Soldier No. 517

25 Missouri

At a glance Town: 2 · Regiment: 0 · State: 5 · Town+Reg: 0

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12 December 2025

Union Soldiers John & Nicholas Connor. Brothers Who Died During the US Civil War. Their Family Originated In Birr, County Offaly.

Thomas Connor and Mary Kinney married in Birr, Ireland, in June 1840. Their sons, John and Nicholas Connor, both served in the Civil War. John died in 1861, and Nicholas succumbed to wounds from…

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4 July 2025

On The 162nd Anniversary Of The Battle Of Gettysburg, This Is The Story Of Ferbane’s John Eagan And His Contribution.

HE WAS A MEMBER OF COMPANY D, 125TH NEW YORK INFANTRY, BRANDED “THE HARPERS FERRY COWARDS" FOR THEIR SURRENDER IN SEPTEMBER OF 1862 - THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG WAS THEIR MOMENT OF REDEMPTION Monument…

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John Eagan is recorded from #N/A with service in Union. The associated regiment record is 25 Missouri Infantry.

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Regiment25 Missouri Infantry

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Notes: Also in Company B

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Soldier Number: 517
Surname: Eagan
First Name: John
Alternative Name / Alias: Egan, John
Soldier No. Of Relation: Unknown / not yet recorded
Offaly Town / Area: #N/A
Army: Union
Rank: Private
Company: Co. G
Regiment Number: 25
US State Regiment: Missouri
Type Reg.: Infantry

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Civil War Death Y/N: N
Battle Or Other Civil War Related Death: Unknown / not yet recorded
Death Year: 1890
Place of Death: Unknown / not yet recorded
State / Country Of Burial: Missouri, USA
Grave Site (link): Unknown / not yet recorded

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Union – 25 Missouri Infantry – Co. G
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Death year: 1890 • Civil War death: N • Burial location: Missouri, USA

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From the same Offaly town / area

John Whelan — Soldier No. 513 | #N/A | #N/A #N/A #N/A | #N/A
Michael Dunnes — Soldier No. 515 | #N/A | #N/A #N/A #N/A | #N/A

Served in regiments from the same US state

James Kane — Soldier No. 68 | Daingean | 18 Missouri Infantry | Union
Patrick Kane — Soldier No. 69 | Daingean | 9 Missouri Cavalry | Union
Thomas McCabe — Soldier No. 73 | Edenderry | 1 Missouri Artillery | Union | d. 1917
William Doyle — Soldier No. 322 | Unknown Within Offaly | 11 Missouri Infantry | Union | d. 1882
Michael Donahue — Soldier No. 516 | Unknown Within Offaly | 1 Missouri Artillery | Union

Served in the same army

James Fahy — Soldier No. 1 | Banagher | 2 New York Cavalry | Union | d. 1898
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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Available Details

Name	John Eagan
Alt’ Name	John Egan
Location/ Birthplace
Born	1827
Baptism Record
Year of Death	1890
Grave Location
US State	Missouri
US Residence
Mother
Father
Other Family	Wife: Bridget
Army	Union Army Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	Enlistment records show he joined in January 1862 at Kansas City, Missouri. Re-enlisted into the 1st Missouri Engineers at Nashville in January 1864.
Army Details	Co. G, 25th Missouri Infantry Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Also 1st Missouri Engineers 1st Missouri Engineer Regiment – Wikipedia
Other Details	Eagan, John – Page 3 – US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) – Union – Missouri, 1861-1865 – Fold3