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Available Details
| Name | John O’Meara |
| Alt’ Name | John Mears, John O’Mara |
| Location/ Birthplace | |
| Born | 1826 |
| Baptism Record | |
| Year of Death | |
| Grave Location | |
| US State | New York |
| US Residence | To Be Confirmed |
| Mother | |
| Father | |
| Other Family | |
| Army | Union Army Union army – Wikipedia |
| Military History | First on Enlistment records in 1841 at 15 years old. Confirms birth place as “King County, Ireland”. He is then a Musician. Re-enlists for a final time in 1861. This record states he was transferred to Engineers Office & that he was discharged in 1862. |
| Army Details | Originally A Fifer in the Co. K, 2nd Regular Army Infantry. Civil War Service confirmed as A Musician In Co. B, 10th Infantry Regular Army Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) |
| Other Details |
1841 ENLISTMENT- https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=USM%2FENLIST%2F005257040%2F00179&parentid=USM%2FENLIST%2F11887033255 
1841 ENLSITMENT – https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=USM%2FENLIST%2F005257040%2F00179&parentid=USM%2FENLIST%2F11887033255 
1846 ENLISTMENT- https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=USM%2FENLIST%2F005257040%2F00457&parentid=USM%2FENLIST%2F11887024932 
1851 ENLISTMENT – https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=USM%2FENLIST%2F005257041%2F00195&parentid=USM%2FENLIST%2F11887360825 
1856 ENLISTMENT-https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=USM%2FENLIST%2F005257042%2F00440&parentid=USM%2FENLIST%2F11886920274 
1861 ENLISTMENT -https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=USM%2FENLIST%2F004719498%2F00239&parentid=USM%2FENLIST%2F1348094387 
https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=USM%2FENLIST%2F005257103%2F00331&parentid=USM%2FENLIST%2F11887976421 
https://search.findmypast.ie/record?id=USM%2FENLIST%2F005257103%2F00331&parentid=USM%2FENLIST%2F11887976421
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