I checked Phelan, Phalen, and Whelan and nothing turned up. 2 on Whalen - see below. Glenda NEW YORK CIVIL WAR RECORDS (1861-65) This database gives records of Civil War infantrymen from southeastern New York (79th and 80th infantry units). It lists each person's name, age, date, and place of enlistment, and outcome of service. There is also a "Comments" section that lists the final entry on the serviceman's record. Some of the men in the database were from Pennsylvania; they temporarily served with the 79th infantry from January to April 1864, and are therefore included with the infantry unit's records. Source Information: Cuccinello, Karen, comp. "New York Civil War Records (1861-65)." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Original data: New York State Adjutant General. "New York State Report of the Adjutant General, 79th and 80th Infantry (1861-65)." Albany, NY: Office of the Adjutant General, 1880. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5519.htm Surname Given Name Age Enlistment Date Enlistment Place Comments Comment Date Infantry Whalen Patrick 19 Kingston mustered out with company Jan.29,1866 eightieth Whalen Thomas discharged 3/12/1865 eightieth