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Sgt William H. McKenney

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Sgt William H. McKenney

Birth
New Hampshire, USA
Death
1864 (aged 21–22)
Virginia, USA
Burial
East Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Plot
Section I, MacGregor Avenue
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1 Mass Cav.

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.
1 Mass Cav.

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.

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