Looking for info on Civil War veterans named McElroy, all of them from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, members of the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry, a regiment mustered in York. 1) McElroy, Forest, Pvt Co F; mustered Sep 25, 1861; discharged 1864 to the Veteran Reserve Corps; died Feb 4, 1917, in Washington DC; wounded at the 2nd battle of Winchester June 14, 1863 2) McElroy, John, Pvt Co F; mustered Sep 25, 1861; died Feb 1, 1864 of "dropsy" 3) McElroy, Joseph, Pvt Co I; mustered Sep 12, 1861; discharged June 29, 1865