Second Installment: Thomas Byrne to John Carland To the list: I am conducting a major research project on Irish commissioned officers in the United States Army. I have been gathering information for this project for several years and have been very successful in gathering documents (like pension files and ACP files) that reveal the military lives of these officers. My focus is on commissioned officers that served between 1865 and 1898. There were just over 200 Irish officers in this group and almost all were veterans of the Civil War. I am anxious to collect additional information of a cultural or biographical nature to balance my manuscript and hope that some of you might share data beneficial to this project. For the next two weeks I will post the names of these officers along with their birthplace (town or county) in Ireland, if I know it, along with some data that regards their service in the U.S. Army. I thank everyone in advance for their patience while I solicit this information and hope that these messages will not burden or otherwise abuse the purpose of this list. Thank you, Kevin Stanton Campus Box 234 University of Colorado, Boulder Boulder, CO 80309 stanton@Colorado.EDU Phone 303 786-0879 fax: 303 492-1868 Byrne, Thomas born ? Ireland appointed from Army Private Corporal and First Sergeant A company Second Infantry 14 December 1854 to 3 Oct. 1862; Second Lt. Second Infantry 18 July 1862 First Lt. 9 June 1863; Captain 15 August 1867; Unassigned 17 April 1869 Assigned t 12 Infantry 1 January 1871; Brevet Captain 2 July 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Gettysburg PA died 11 Jan 1881 Cahill, James born 1826 Ireland appointed from Army Private Corporal and Sergeant B Company Second Dragoons 16 Jan 1845 to 16 Jan 1850 and 12 Oct 1850 to 12 Oct 1855; Private Corporal Sergeant and First Sergeant C Company Second Cavalry 1 April 1856 to 6 September 1862; Ordnance Sergeant 6 September 1862 to 10 August 1863; Second Lt. Second Cavalry 10 August 1863; First Lt. 11 June 1864 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Todd's Tavern VA; Died 5 February 1868 [according to Pension file he had several children Sallie Harris, William Hordon, Lucy Strong] second wife's name was Margaret Cairns, Robert born ? Ballygaw.. county Tyrone, Ireland appt. from Kentucky; Second Lt. 28 KY Infantry 30 April 1862; First Lt. 27 June 1863; Resigned 4 November 1864; Second Lt. 17 Infantry 16 October 1867; First Lt. 1 June 1875; Died 4 Aug 1876 wife? Callahan, Charles Michael 5/1/42 ? Ireland appt. fr. Missouri Sergeant K Company First MO Infantry 26 April to 9 Aug 1861; Second Lt. First MO Light Artillery 1 Sept. 1861; Captain 26 January 1865; Honorably Mustered Out 16 June 1865; Second Lt. Third Artillery 23 February 1866; First Lt. 28 July 1866; transferred to Forth Calvary 13 Jan 1874; Captain 2 April 1879; Retired 11 February 1887; Brevet Captain 2 March 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Bentonville NC; died 17 May 1895 wife: Susan Callinan, Daniel Fitzgerald 7/24/39 Kerry, Ireland appt. fr. Army Private Corporal Sergeant and First Sergeant E company First Infantry 5 September 1860 to 2 October 1863; Second Lt. First Infantry 10 August 1863; First Lt. 28 July 1866; Captain 1 July 1879 Retired 22 Oct 1891; Died 2/21/16 Wife? Campbell, Andrew born 1834, ? Ireland appt. from Tennessee Private G Company 13 Tenn. Cavalry 6 April 1864; First Lt. 13 October 1864; Honorably Mustered out 28 November 1865; Second Lt. 19 Infantry 23 February 1866; First Lt. 23 November 1866; Resigned 14 May 1868; Died 1893? Wife? Campbell, William John 11/2/40 County Antrim, Ireland appt from Pennsylvania Private A company 18 PA Infantry 24 April to 5 August 1861; Private A Company commissary Sergeant and Sergeant Major 95 PA Infantry 21 August 1861 t 10 February 1863; Honorably Mustered Out 2 November 1864; Second Lt. 22 Infantry 21 May 1867; First Lt. 12 May 1875; Died 17 December 1886 Wife: Mary Canton, Thomas M. born 5/1/29 Dublin Ireland appt. fr. New York Second Lt. 69 NY State Militia 9 May 1861; Honorably Mustered out 3 Aug 1861; First Lt. 69 MY State Militia 26 May 1862; resigned 3 September 1862; First Lt. 182 NY Infantry 17 November 1862; Captain 12 Feb 1863; Honorably Mustered Out 15 May 1865; Captain Forth US Veterans Volunteers 5 Aug 1865; Honorably Mustered Out 16 March 1866; Second Lt. 25 Infantry 28 July 1866; Transferred to 18 Infantry 26 April 1869; Brevet First Lt. 2 March 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Spottsylvania VA and Captain 2 March 1867 for gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Reams Station VA; Cashiered 17 July 1873 died 3/13/13 Caraher, Andrew Patrick born 11/2/29 Ireland appt. from Massachusetts Captain 28 Mass Infantry 13 December 1861; Major 15 November 1862 Honorably Mustered Out 20 September 1863; Lt. Colonel 29 September 1863 Colonel Second US Vol. Infantry 18 Feb 1865; Honorably Mustered out as Colonel Second US Vol. Infantry 7 Nov 1865 and as Lt. colonel Veteran Reserve Corps 6 Jan 1867; First Lt. 43 Infantry 28 July 1866; transferred to First Infantry 8 April 1869; Transferred to Eight Calvary 31 December 1870; Captain 15 January 1873; Brevet Captain 2 March 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Fredericksburg VA and Major 2 March 1867 for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Gettysburg PA; Died 4 April 1885; Wife: Maria Carland, John born 8/15/28 ? Ireland appt. from Michigan Second Lt. 23 Michigan Infantry 19 July 1862; Captain 19 August 1862; Major 25 March 1865; honorably Mustered Out 28 June 1865; Second Lt. Sixth Infantry 7 March 1867; First Lt. 31 December 1868; Regimental Quartermaster 1 September 1868 to 22 April 1869; Unassigned 22 April 1869; Assigned to Sixth Infantry 18 Oct 1869; Regimental Quartermaster 18 Oct 1869 to 30 Oct 1871 and from 1 March 1883 to 28 Feb 1887; Captain 25 January 1889; Retired 3 Jan 1890 and Died 24 Feb. 1890 Wife? If you have any information on these officers please contact me at your earliest convenience. Thank you, Kevin Stanton