Peter Kelley

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Danny Leavy

Available Details

Name	Peter Kelley
Alt’ Name	Peter McCormick (On pension records).
Location/ Birthplace
Born	1828
Baptism Record
Year of Death	21st September 1862 @ Georgetown, Washington DC. Died from injuries received at 2nd Battle Of Bull Run also known as Battle of Second Manassas^[ Battle Detail – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
Grave Location	Holy Rood Cemetery Washington, District of Columbia Pvt Peter Kelley (unknown-1862) – Find a Grave Memorial
US State	Massachusetts
US Residence	Boston (As Per Pension records relating to his marriage)
Mother
Father
Other Family	Wife: Mary Rigney
Army	Union Army Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	First enlistments is in 1848 at Buffalo, New York United States Army Enlistments 1798-1914 Image \| findmypast.ie All enlistment registers confirms birth place as “Kings County, Ireland”.
Army Details	Co. A, 2nd 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	Page 4 – US, Civil War “Widows’ Pensions”, 1861-1910 – Fold3 There is a 2nd Peter Kelly in this regiment. (Derry)