Birth
Timothy McCarty was born between 1835 and 1840 in Berne to James McCarty.[1] Unfortunately little is known about the family.
Military Service
| Residence: | Berne |
| Enlistment Date: | 23 August 1862[2] |
| Enlistment Place: | Berne[2] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[2] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 61st Regiment[2] |
| Company: | I |
| Date of Death: | 21 Sept. 1862[2] |
| Place of Death: | West Troy, NY |
| Cause of Death: | Accidental Drowning[2] |
| Additional Remarks:Enlisted at the age of 21 to serve three years [2] He and his friend from Berne, Joseph B. Northrup, who had enlisted with him a week earlier both drowned in West Troy (now Watervliet), Albany Co.
Born in Ireland, Age 21, Single,Farmer, Gray eyes, Black hair, Dark complexion, 5'6" tall.[3] |
| Sources Used: Heroes of Albany County; Howell, George Rogers, History of the County of Albany, NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York |
Death
Timothy McCarty and his friend Joseph B. Northrup both drowned at West Troy, September 21, 1862, and Timothy was buried in Berne.[4]
Additional Research Notes
Heroes of Albany
TIMOTHY McCARTY, enlisted in Company I, Sixty-first Regiment, September 15, 1862, and was drowned at West Troy, September 21, 1862. Buried in Bern.
Note: Joseph B. Northup, with whom he enlisted a week earlier, drowned with him.
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