Son of Abraham & Betsey McKenney. Brother of Pvt Andrew Jackson McKinney
Name: William McKenney
Residence: Chelsea, Massachusetts
Occupation: Shoemaker
Enlistment Date: 5 Jan 1864
Side Served: Union
State Served: Massachusetts
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 5 January 1864 at the age of 21.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 14 Jan 1864.
Enlisted in Company M, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 14 Jan 1864.
Absent, sick Company M, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 15 Oct 1864.
Killed in action at Sunken Gap, Virginia.
Note: Surname on his stone has been spelled incorrectly.
His middle name may possibly be either Hambleton or Harrison as I have seen both on records.
12 Oct 2008: It was discovered that the broken stone behind the brothers is their original stone.
Son of Abraham & Betsey McKenney. Brother of Pvt Andrew Jackson McKinney
Name: William McKenney
Residence: Chelsea, Massachusetts
Occupation: Shoemaker
Enlistment Date: 5 Jan 1864
Side Served: Union
State Served: Massachusetts
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 5 January 1864 at the age of 21.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 14 Jan 1864.
Enlisted in Company M, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 14 Jan 1864.
Absent, sick Company M, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 15 Oct 1864.
Killed in action at Sunken Gap, Virginia.
Note: Surname on his stone has been spelled incorrectly.
His middle name may possibly be either Hambleton or Harrison as I have seen both on records.
12 Oct 2008: It was discovered that the broken stone behind the brothers is their original stone.
Family Members
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Benjamin Henry McKenney
1828–1910
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George Washington McKenney
1829–1912
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Walter Edwin McKenney
1832–1862
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Charles Ellsworth McKenney
1834–1899
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Helen McKenney Taylor
1836–1909
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Mary Ann McKenney
1838–1856
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Pvt Andrew Jackson McKenney
1840–1865
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Elizabeth A. McKenney Wheeler
1846–1927
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Julia Florence McKenney
1851–1858
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