List of Soldiers who Died | Sons Of Leitrim

Soldiers who Died

Age Range

The ages of those who died ranged from 19 to 47 years old. What is surprising, is the number of men over 40 who died: eight or 18% of the total.

Average Age at Death

The average age of those who died was 31 years and three months. The average age of a soldier who died in WWI is often recorded as 26-27, while in WWII it is 26.

Under 20

The two men under twenty years of age were nineteen. One of those, Charles O'Neill died in Andersonville prison.

Timeline of deaths of Leitrim bron soldiers who died in the American Civil War.

Record No	Estimated Date of Birth From	Last Name	First Name	Occupation	Regiment Name	Regiment State	Regiment Type	Company	Rank	Date of death	Age at death
105	1842	McBride	John		3rd Regiment	New York	Infantry	E	Private	26-Nov-1861	19
129	1845	O'Neill	Charles	Sailor	25th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	A	Private	29-Aug-1864	19
34	1843	Fitzpatrick	John		100th Regiment	Illinois	Infantry	K	Private	28-Jan-1863	20
192	1844	Lee	Cornelius		5th Regiment	Rhode Island	Heavy Artillery	A	Private	24-Aug-1864	20
209	1841	Cassidy	James		20th Regiment	Connecticut	Infantry	C	Private	13-Jul-1863	22
2	1841	Hoey	Patrick	Carder	2nd Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	A	Private	03-Jul-1863	22
102	1842	McGovern	John	Labourer	16th Regiment	Illinois	Infantry	D	Corporal	17-Jul-1864	22
50	1842	Brannon	Owen	Baker	28th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	C	Private	25-Mar-1865	23
208	1840	Carter	Edward	Shoe Shop worker	7th Regiment	New York	Heavy Artillery	A	Corporal	09-Aug-1864	24
188	1839	Degnan	Patrick	Labourer	14th United States Infantry	New York	Infantry	G		02-Jul-1863	24
10	1841	Gillaney	John		2nd Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	K	Private	24-Jan-1865	24
132	1837	Boylan	Patrick	Shoemaker	9th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	E	Private	13-Jul-1862	25
1	1839	Kelly	John	Labourer	176th Regiment	New York	Infantry	G	Private	04-Jul-1864	25
127	1839	O'Boyle	Thomas	Roller	25th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	E	Private	03-Jun-1864	25
106	1838	O'Hara	John		18th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	B	Private	22-Feb-1863	25
59	1836	Clancy	James	Driver	28th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	F	Private	12-Dec-1862	26
19	1835	Feeney	Patrick		15th Regiment	New York	Infantry	K	Private	02-Aug-1862	27
112	1837	Moran	Mathew	Labourer	1st Regiment	Georgia	Infantry	A	Private	08-May-1864	27
137	1834	Reynolds	Hugh	Clerk	69th Regiment	New York	Infantry	C	Private	21-Jul-1861	27
141	1837	Sweeney	Daniel	Paper Printing Factory	69th Regiment	New York	Infantry National Guard Militia.	C	2nd Lieutenant	25-Aug-1864	27
114	1835	McGarity	Francis	Shoemaker	88th Regiment	New York	Infantry	D	Private	06-Dec-1864	29
113	1833	Wynne (Winn)	Matthew	Farmer	170th Regiment	New York	Infantry	C	Private	16-Jun-1864	31
110	1832	Lane	Martin	Labourer	63rd Regiment	New York	Infantry	D	Private	26-Nov-1864	32
131	1831	Smith	Owen	Labourer	90th Regiment	Illinois	Infantry	A	Sergeant	11-Oct-1863	32
61	1830	Claby	John	Teamster	17th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	E	Private	08-Jul-1864	34
115	1830	McGee	Michael	Labourer	11th Regiment	New York	Cavalry	L	Corporal	22-Jun-1864	34
152	1827	Burns	Patrick	Shoemaker	25th Regiment	New York	Infantry	F	Private	02-Jun-1862	35
39	1830	Farrell	Cornelius	Bootmaker	25th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	E	Private	23-Feb-1865	35
190	1829	Gray	Patrick		9th Regiment	Connecticut	Infantry	H		27-Jul-1864	35
135	1828	Tighe	Patrick	Labourer	3rd Regiment	Unknown	Infantry	I	Private	02-Jul-1863	35
196	1826	Croal	Francis	Labourer	2nd Regiment	Texas	Cavalry	C	Private	13-Jun-1862	36
57	1827	McGuerty	Patrick	Labuorer	28th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	I	Private	28-Dec-1863	36
93	1826	Ingoldsby	John	Tailor	23rd Regiment	Illinois	Infantry	G	Private	07-Aug-1863	37
193	1825	McGowan	James	Shoemaker	15th Regiment	New York	Engineers	D	Private	11-Nov-1864	39
139	1825	Rooney	Michael	Labourer	132th Regiment	New York	Infantry	F	Private	18-Sept-1864	39
121	1822	Fee	Michael	Stone Mason	16th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	E	Private	26-Sept-1863	41
65	1822	Shanley	John	Labourer	28th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	D	Private	17-Jan-1864	42
75	1822	Doyle	Lawrence	Labourer	10th Regiment	New Hampshire	Infantry	B	Private	13-Aug-1865	43
47	1819	O'Rourke	Patrick	Tailor	30th Regiment	Massachusetts	Infantry	H	Private	05-Dec-1863	44
130	1819	O'Rourke	John	Operative	1st Regiment	Rhode Island	Artillery	D	Private	03-Sept-1864	45
138	1816	Riley	John	Labourer	2nd Regiment	Rhode Island	Infantry	K	Private	21-Jul-1861	45
108	1817	Kavanogh (Kavanagh)	Francis	Mason	63rd Regiment	New York	Infantry	F	Private	08-Jan-1863	46
175	1817	Quinn	James	Waiter	170th Regiment	New York	Infantry	A	Corporal	02-Nov-1864	47
20		Early	Thomas		12th Regiment	New York	Infantry	C	Sergeant	07-May-1864	Unknown
214	0	McDermott	John		20th Regiment	Wisconsin	Infantry	C	Captain	07-Dec-1862	Unknown
										Average Age	31.28

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