Name: Chauncey Irish
Residence: Pennsylvania
Joined the Military 8 Sept 1861
Muster in Date: 21 Sep 1861 at Pittsburg PA.
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Pennsylvania
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Chauncey was one of the original 21 members of the "Fort Pitt Battery" which later became Pennsylvania Batty E Light Artillery Battery, originally known as Knap's Independent Battery E so named for it's first commander Capt. Joseph M. Knap.
Chauncey was mustered into service on 21 Sep 1861 at Pittsburg PA. Mustered out with the unit on 14 Jun 1865 at Pittsburgh, PA.
Sources: Samuel P. Bates; History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865.
This 5 volume series written in 1869 is considered the standard reference for Pennsylvania's Civil War regimental rosters and histories. This book series has been digitized and placed online by several projects and is also searchable in Google Books.
(History of Knap's Independent Battery E begins in Vol V, page 883; Chauncey is listed in the unit roster on page 889.)
James P. Brady; Hurrah for the Artillery! Knap's Independent Battery "E" Pennsylvania Light Artillery, 1992
Name: Chauncey Irish
Residence: Pennsylvania
Joined the Military 8 Sept 1861
Muster in Date: 21 Sep 1861 at Pittsburg PA.
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Pennsylvania
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Chauncey was one of the original 21 members of the "Fort Pitt Battery" which later became Pennsylvania Batty E Light Artillery Battery, originally known as Knap's Independent Battery E so named for it's first commander Capt. Joseph M. Knap.
Chauncey was mustered into service on 21 Sep 1861 at Pittsburg PA. Mustered out with the unit on 14 Jun 1865 at Pittsburgh, PA.
Sources: Samuel P. Bates; History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865.
This 5 volume series written in 1869 is considered the standard reference for Pennsylvania's Civil War regimental rosters and histories. This book series has been digitized and placed online by several projects and is also searchable in Google Books.
(History of Knap's Independent Battery E begins in Vol V, page 883; Chauncey is listed in the unit roster on page 889.)
James P. Brady; Hurrah for the Artillery! Knap's Independent Battery "E" Pennsylvania Light Artillery, 1992
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