William Meehan

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Danny Leavy

Available Details

Name	William Meehan
Alt’ Name	William Mahan
Location/ Birthplace	To Be Confirmed
Born	1839
Baptism Record
Year of Death	2nd July 1863 At The Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Gettysburg – Wikipedia
Grave Location	Memorial At Lindenwood Cemetery Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA William Mahan (unknown-1863) – Find a Grave Memorial
US State	Massachusetts
US Residence	Boston
Mother	Mary
Father	John Meehan
Other Family	Wife: Catherine Donley (Donnelly) United States Civil War Pension Files Index 1861-1934 Image \| findmypast.ie
Army	Union Army Union army – Wikipedia
Military History	Killed at Gettysburg 2nd July 1863
Army Details	Co. D., 33rd Regiment Massachusetts Infantry Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
Other Details	From Monument at Gettysburg : “Detached from the Second Brigade, Second Division, Eleventh Corps on July 2nd, 1863. After supporting the batteries in action on Cemetery Hill, while in position in a line extending westward from near this spot, withstood and assisted in repulsing a charge of the enemy’s infantry in its front. In the battle eight killed, thirty six wounded“ Addressing Gettysburg \| “Coolly get their bayonets ready”—The 33rd Massachusetts at Gettysburg, July 2nd 1863.