McKinley, John
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Birth
John McKinley was born at Albany, on July 25, 1834, a son of John McKinley and Sarah Gruin (Girvin[1])
Marriage & Children
Military Service
| Residence at Enlistment: | Rensselaerville[2] |
| Place of Birth: | Albany, NY[2] |
| Date of Birth: | 25 July 1834[2] |
| Names of Parents: | John (McKinley) and Sarah Gruin?[2] |
| Marital Status: | Single[2] |
| Occupation: | Mechanic[2] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[2] |
| Bounty Received: | $50.00[2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 12 Aug 1862 |
| Enlistment Place: | Rensselaerville, New York [3] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[4] |
| Company: | Company K |
| Promotion Date: | 1 Sep 1864[4] |
| Promotion Rank: | Corporal[4] |
| Muster Out Date: | 17 Jun 1865[4] |
| Muster Out Place: | Baltimore, MD[4] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18.[3] "In Battles of Spotsylvania Milford Station North river Cold Harbor Tolupotomy creek Petersburgh Deep Bottom Reams Station mustered out with Regt. June 1865. Still living P.O. Address Rensselaerville Albany Co N.Y."[2] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
John died on April 29, 1903[5],his widow, Martha, received her pension on June 20, 1903.[3]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Sources
- ↑ NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ancestry Military Databases Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Ancestry" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
- ↑ Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com
