Civil War Soldier
Patrick Claffey
Offaly: Unknown Within Offaly
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Army: Union
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Born: 1827
Soldier No. 251
7 Regular Army
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Town: 12 · Regiment: 10 · State: 12 · Town+Reg: 0
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Patrick Claffey in the wider Civil War story
Patrick Claffey is recorded from Unknown Within Offaly with service in Union. The associated regiment record is 7 Regular Army Infantry.
TownUnknown Within Offaly
ArmyUnion
Regiment7 Regular Army Infantry
Battle/EventNot recorded yet
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This record places Patrick Claffey from Unknown Within Offaly in Union service.
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- Soldier Number
- 251
- Surname
- Claffey
- First Name
- Patrick
- 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. I
- Regiment Number
- 7
- US State Regiment
- Regular Army
- Type Reg.
- Infantry
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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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Union – 7 Regular Army Infantry – Co. I
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- John Young — Soldier No. 206 | Unknown Within Offaly | 88 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
- Christopher Armstrong — Soldier No. 207 | Unknown Within Offaly | #N/A Regular Army Ordnance | Union
- 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
- Lawrence Burke — Soldier No. 223 | Unknown Within Offaly | #N/A Mounted Rifles Regular Army Cavalry | Union | d. 1867
Same surname (possible family group)
- Michael Claffey — Soldier No. 201 | Moneygall | 24 Connecticut Infantry | Union | d. 1895
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- James Claffey — Soldier No. 250 | Unknown Within Offaly | #N/A South Carolina Reserves | Confederate | d. 1874
- Patrick T Claffey — Soldier No. 437 | Unknown Within Offaly | 9 Connecticut Infantry | Union | d. 1862
- Thomas Claffey — Soldier No. 488 | Ferbane | 13 Wisconsin Infantry | Union | d. 1892
Served in the same regiment
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- Owen O'Connell — Soldier No. 470 | Unknown Within Offaly | 7 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1922
- John O'Neill — Soldier No. 472 | Unknown Within Offaly | 7 Regular Army Infantry | Union
Served in regiments from the same US state
- Daniel Kenney — Soldier No. 19 | Birr | 12 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1863
- John Logan — Soldier No. 20 | Birr | 1 Regular Army Infantry | Union
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- John Costello — Soldier No. 42 | Birr | 5 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1863
- Hugh Conklin — Soldier No. 101 | Ferbane | 19 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1923
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- James Gargon — Soldier No. 146 | Tullamore | 1 Regular Army Infantry | Union
- Michael Moran — Soldier No. 155 | Tullamore | 4 Regular Army Infantry | Union
- Edward Noonan — Soldier No. 156 | Tullamore | 16 Regular Army Cavalry | Union
- Joseph McElroy — Soldier No. 163 | Tullamore | 3 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- Edward Duggan — Soldier No. 168 | Tullamore | 5 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1891
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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
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- 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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- Thomas Claffey – From Ferbane, County Offaly. Served In the 13th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the US Civil War 1861-1865. (2025-11-28)
- Danny Leavy Visits The Grave Of John Delaney. An Offaly Born Civil War Soldier Buried At New Rochelle, New York. (2026-09-04)
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Available Details
| Name | Patrick Claffey |
| Alt’ Name | Patrick Claffy |
| Location/ Birthplace | To be Confirmed |
| Born | 1827 Approx’ |
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| US State | New York |
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| Army | Union Army Union army – Wikipedia |
| Military History | On enlistment books from 1849 to 1871, originally enlisted at New York. States his place of Birth as “Kings County, Ireland” on each enlistment record |
| Army Details | Co. I, 7th Regular Army Infantry Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) |
| Other Details | Promoted to Sergeant before Discharge in 1871 Record Transcription: Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 | findmypast.ie |
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