The data bases are set up on
Microsoft Works data base software.
The names are in alphabetical order.
It should be possible to do a search
using commands on toolbar. Have left facility as "Name Search" function.
If not found under surname try under Christian name as some
soldiers have their
mother's maiden surname as their Christian name.
Information in good faith and as accurate as I can make. Be aware that the spellings
of the soldiers names especially the Irish ones vary, it really depends on
what the recruiting clerk
"heard" on the day or the way the individual soldier spelled his name. I see names such as Donaly which I have
no doubt should
have been recorded as Donnelly. Good point to keep in mind when
looking for that Civil War ancestor. If a name is not found in a specific Co. try the others as soldiers in
same cases were transferred
between Companies.There was quite a transfer betweeen the 69th and the 71st Pa. There were several reasons for this. Some of the 71st guys wanted to stay fighting after their term in the 71st was up so the 69th was an option. Some opted to finish off their 71st term and one way they could "run down" the clock was to get "attached" to the 69th thus technically finsihing off their term. One source states that as many as 334 transferred from the 71st to the 69th in these circumstances but it is thought only about 51 actually fought with the 69th. Its kind of a grey area but it should be kept in mind when one finds out a name that is shown as belonging to the 69th though may not be listed in Bates.
Notes: Soldiers in the data bases whose gravesites have been positively identified in Ireland have an * beside the
name.
Soldiers who have descendant relatives positively identified in Ireland have a $ beside their name.
Click on the silver boxes to access data bases.
Some of you may may come across the names Queens Co, Kings Co, Queenstown and Kingstown in your research.
These are name hangovers
from the past. Queens Co. is in fact the modern Irish County of Laois, Kings Co. is Co. Offaly, Kingstown
is the port of Dun Laoghaire south of Dublin. Queenstown is
Cobh (pronounced Cove) is the port for Cork.
Lieutenant Anthony W. McDermott was a soldier in the 69th Pa Company I.
He came up through the ranks. He was promoted from Sergt. Major July 11th 1854
and became the Regimental Adjutant.
He survived the war and wrote the original Regimental History of the 69th.
It is of interest to note that two Co's of the 69th I and K were allowed
to use green trimming on their
uniform.
Click below to read PDF file format of McDermott's book.This is a large file so give it time to download.
