NOTE: Daniel McCoy probably never sat for a portrait prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. However, during the 10 months the 86th was garrisoned in and around Nashville in 1862/63, Daniel, like most of the men and boys of the 86th, probably took the time to sit for a portrait to send home to their loved ones back home. These pictures came in two forms. There were paper pictures, which were called CDV's and then their were tintypes. If a CDV was made, which was the most common, many copies were usually purchased, not only to send home to their loved ones, but also to swap among their messmates and tentmates.
Daniel then survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During the years after the war, Daniel probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would love to see a copy of his CDV added to his Find A Grave Memorial, if he did have one made, but, at this time, I would be just thrilled to see some more pictures of him, even ones of him as an older man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter
Private DANIEL McCOY, Co. G, 86th Illinois
Daniel McCoy was born on June 28, 1834/37 in Indiana, possibly in Greensboro, Henry County, Indiana, the son of David McCoy and Elizabeth (___________) McCoy. The McCoy family lived in the Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana are prior to moving to Tazewell County, Illinois c. 18__.
In 1862, when Daniel McCoy volunteered to serve in what would become, Co. G of the 86th Illinois, he is recorded as being 25. This would place his year of birth as 1837/36. In 1880, his parents are recorded as having been born in New York, however, they are actually believed to have been born in Pennsylvania. On Daniel's death record, found on familysearch, his father and mother are recorded as having been born in Scotland and Germany, respectively.
Daniel McCoy was married to Sarah Ann Brandon on October 16, 1860 in Tazewell County, Illinois. Sarah Ann Brandon was born on ___________ __, 1842 near Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, one of four daughters known to have been born to Robert Brandon and Hannah Rayle/Rail, who were married October 20, 1838 in Switzerland County, Indiana. At the time of the 1860 census, Sarah and her mother, Hannah (Rayle) Brandon are found living in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois with Daniel McCoy's brother, Benjamin H. McCoy, who was married to Caroline Brandon on January 18, 1860.
Benj Mc Coy M 26 Ind
Caroline Mc Coy F 18 Ind
Hannah Brandon F 40 Ind
Sarah Brandon F 20 Ind
Julia Brandon F 9 Mo
Henrietta Brandon F 7 Mo
Samuel Rails M 8 Ind
(Note: Hannah (Rayle/Rail) Brandon was later married to John Stewart and then on February 20, 1879 to John Eggman in Tazewell County, Illinois.)
Daniel McCoy and Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy were the parents of four children, including:
1. Daniel McCoy Jr., born October 17, 1862 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. At the time of the 1870 census, Daniel is found living with his parents in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. In 1880, Daniel McCoy is found living with the family in Washington Township of Tazewell County, and he is also listed with John and Anna Eggman, his grandparents, in Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois;
John Eggman Self M 70 New Jersey
Anna Eggman Wife F 61 Indiana
Daniel McCoy Grandson M 16 Illinois
At the time of the 1900 census, Daniel is found as Dannie McCoy, living alone and single on Holland Street in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. In the 1910 census, Daniel McCoy is listed as a boarder with E L Hannon Kelso, a cousin, in Metamora Township, Woodford County, Illinois. Daniel McCoy died on Jan 27, 1913 and his mortal remains were laid in the Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. See his Find A Grave Memorial # 40716048.
2. Flora Belle McCoy, born November 27, 1863 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. Flora Belle McCoy was married to Harvey Anson Westerfield in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois on March 4, 1881. Harvey was born on July 12, 1855 in Illinois, the son of Stephen Westerfield and Margaret Ann (Shull) Westerfield. Harvey was the brother of Jacob Hansel Westerfield, who had served in Co. G of the 86th Illinois with Flora Belle McCoy's father Private Daniel McCoy. See her Find A Grave Memorial # 32583650.
3. Charles Clifford McCoy, born March 10, 1867 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. Charles was married to Lucy Jane Hartley (1875 - 1966) on October 31, 1899 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. Charles and Lucy were the parents of four children. Charles Clifford McCoy died on March 19, 1928 in Richwoods Township of Peoria County, Illinois, while Lucy Jane (Hartley) McCoy died on May 20, 1966. Their mortal remains were laid in the Parkview Cemetery in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 125057698 for more information about their family.
4. Edward G. McCoy was born on July __, 1872 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. He is found with the family at the time of the 1880 census, and he is listed in the Minnesota Territorial and State Census in 1895 as a farm laborer in Burke Township. In 1900, Edward McCoy is found in Murray County, Minnesota and in Washington County, Minnesota in 1905. Thereafter, he lived in Brookings, Minnehaha, and Deuel counties in South Dakota. He worked as a farm laborer and spent time in state penitentiaries. In the 1930 census, Edward is found in the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. He is an inmate and is single. In 1935, Edward is found in Grange, Deuel County, South Dakota. His Post Office is Estelline, South Dakota and he is single. Nothing more is known of Edward G. McCoy at this time. It is not known when he died or where his mortal remains were laid.
Now to continue with the biography of Private Daniel McCoy;
On August 9, 1862, Daniel McCoy apparently went to Morton, Illinois where he volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton area of Tazewell County by a Washington area photographer by the name of William B. Bogardus for service in the Union Army. At the time he enlisted, Daniel's wife, Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy was about 7 months pregnant with their first child.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name MCCOY, DANIEL Rank PVT
Company G Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence WASHINGTON, TAZEWELL CO, IL
Age 25 Height 5' 9 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR
Marital Status MARRIED
Occupation FARMER Nativity IN
Service Record
Joined When AUG 9, 1862
Joined Where MORTON, IL
Joined By Whom W B BOGARDUS
Period 3 YRS Muster In AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where CAMP PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom
Muster Out
Muster Out Where
Muster Out By Whom
Remarks DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL AT GALLATIN TENN MAR 1863
When William B. Bogardus had about 90 volunteers he led the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton volunteers into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Bogardus and 87 of his volunteers were mustered into service as Co. G of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Bogardus was elected Captain of Co. G by the men of the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton company.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. In that throng, was very likely a young wife of just two years, who was, now, eight months pregnant with their first child, watching her husband march off to war, not knowing whether she would ever see him again or whether he would live to see their first child.
Together, at the depot, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which was located just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade in General Buell's Union Army, in pursuit of Confederate troops under the command of General Braxton Bragg in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. Fourteen men from the 86th are known to have been were killed or wounded. Company G, the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton area company, did suffer three casualties. Private Benjamin Richard, of Co. G, was the first man killed in action from the entire regiment. Corporal John H. Chaffer, of Co. G, was wounded in the left leg and after spending nearly six months in hospitals was discharged from the service from an Army Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky and sent home. Private Dennis Davis, of Co. G, was wounded in the right leg and after spending nearly a year in the hospital was discharged from an Army Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on October 5, 1863 and sent home. There would be many more in the coming years.
Back in Illinois, Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy gave birth to a son, whom she named Daniel McCoy Jr. after his husband. She probably didn't know where he was at the time or if he was even living. It was probably sometime before Private Daniel McCoy found out he was the father of a son, whom was named after him. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from the State of Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on toward Nashville, Tennessee. On the way, the men of McCook's Brigade stopped to rest several days in Bowling Green, Kentucky and at Gallatin, Tennessee. During these early days of the war for the men of McCook's Brigade, the men were having great difficulty with their health, the lifestyle and diet not being conducive to good health. Even before the men of McCook's Brigade had left the Louisville, Kentucky area the men were having difficulty with their health and the local hospitals were overflowing with sick soldiers. Many were left behind when McCook's Brigade went on the Kentucky Campaign. Still more men were left behind when McCook's Brigade left Bowling Green, Kentucky and Gallatin, Tennessee. One of those men who is believed to have been having difficulty with his health and who was left behind at Gallatin, Tennessee was Private Daniel McCoy, of Co. G.
Whatever his ailment, nothing the doctors did seemed to improve his condition. Finally in March of 1863, the doctors decided that the best thing they could do for Private Daniel McCoy was to discharge him from the service and send him home, with the hope that with the help of family and some home cooking, he could regain his health. So on March 15, 1863, Private Daniel McCoy was discharged from the service at an army hospital in Gallatin, Tennessee and sent home.
Once home, with the help of family and some home cooking, Daniel McCoy survived his ailment and regained much if not all of his health. At the time of the 1870 census, Daniel and his family are found in Washington Township of Tazewell County, Illinois, where he is farming;
Daniel Mccoy M 33 Indiana
Sarah Mccoy F 28 Indiana
Daniel Mccoy M 8 Illinois
Flora Mccoy F 6 Illinois
Charles Mccoy M 3 Illinois
Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy must have died in the mid to late 1870's and her mortal remains may have been laid to rest in the Old Washington City Cemetery.
Daniel McCoy was married 2nd to Eleanor "Ellen" (Fesler) Young on August 8, 1878. Eleanor had been previously married to Charles Young on March 3, 1876 in Tazewell County, Illinois and they had one son, George T. Young, who was born on January 7, 1877 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1880 census, Daniel, Ellen and their combined family are found in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois and he is listed as working on the farm. His parents are listed as both having been born in New York;
Daniel Mc Coy Self M 41 Indiana
Ellen Mc Coy Wife F 27 Indiana
Daniel Mc Coy Son M 17 Illinois
Flora Mc Coy Daughter F 15 Illinois
Charles Mc Coy Son M 12 Illinois
Edwin Mc Coy Son M 8 Illinois
George Young Stepson M 3 Illinois
At the time of the 1900 census, Daniel and Ellen are found residing on Elm Street in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. Daniel is listed as a Day Laborer. Daniel and Ellen are listed as having been married for 22 years and she is listed as the mother of 1 child, who is living. Daniel's parents are both listed as having been born in Indiana;
Daniel Mccoy Head M May 1832 68 Illinois
Ellen Mccoy Wife F Jan 1851 49 Illinois
Iva I Fessler Niece F Nov 1880 20 Illinois
At the time of the 1910 census, Daniel and Ellen are found living on Holland Street in Washington Ward 2, Tazewell County, Illinois. Daniel is employed as the cemetery Sexton and Daniel's parents are both listed as having been born in Indiana;
Daniel Mc Coy Head M 60 Indiana
Ellen Mc Coy Wife F 58 Indiana
Flossie G Valentine Servant F 18 Illinois
Eleanor "Ellen" (Fesler) Young McCoy died on April 17, 1913 and her mortal remains may have been laid to rest in Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. At the time of the 1920 census, Daniel is found widowed and renting in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. He is listed as being 81 years of age and as having been born in Indiana, while his father and mother are listed as having been born in New York and Pennsylvania, respectively.
Private Daniel McCoy died on May 22, 1922 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois at his son, Charles', home. His date and place of birth are recorded as June 28, 1834 in Greensboro, Indiana. His father is just listed as McCoy, who was born in Scotland, and his mother as unknown, but her birthplace as Germany. Daniel McCoy is listed as a Retired Laborer. He was residing in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois at the time of his death and his mortal remains were laid to rest on May 26, 1922 in Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois.
Following is what is found on familysearch about his death;
Name Daniel Mccoy
Event Date 22 May 1922
Event Place Peoria Co., Illinois
Gender Male
Age 87
Birth Year (Estimated) 1835
Birth Date 28 Jun 1834
Birthplace Greensboro, Indiana
Father's Name Mccoy
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Name Unknown
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Occupation Retired Laborer
Residence Place Washington, Ills.
Spouse's Name Mrs. Dan Mccoy
Burial Date 26 May 1922
Burial Place Washington, Ills.
by Baxter B. Fite III, Carol Dorward, of Washington, Illinois and Martha Meyer, Find A Grave Contributor # 48461956, whose email address is [email protected]
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of Daniel McCoy, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Daniel McCoy and the McCoy family. Baxter would also love to see other photographs of Daniel McCoy, which have survived the years, be added to his Find A Grave site for the benefit of the Washington Historical Society, for the descendants of the men who served in Co. G and for all with an interest.)
Daniel then survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During the years after the war, Daniel probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would love to see a copy of his CDV added to his Find A Grave Memorial, if he did have one made, but, at this time, I would be just thrilled to see some more pictures of him, even ones of him as an older man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter
Private DANIEL McCOY, Co. G, 86th Illinois
Daniel McCoy was born on June 28, 1834/37 in Indiana, possibly in Greensboro, Henry County, Indiana, the son of David McCoy and Elizabeth (___________) McCoy. The McCoy family lived in the Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana are prior to moving to Tazewell County, Illinois c. 18__.
In 1862, when Daniel McCoy volunteered to serve in what would become, Co. G of the 86th Illinois, he is recorded as being 25. This would place his year of birth as 1837/36. In 1880, his parents are recorded as having been born in New York, however, they are actually believed to have been born in Pennsylvania. On Daniel's death record, found on familysearch, his father and mother are recorded as having been born in Scotland and Germany, respectively.
Daniel McCoy was married to Sarah Ann Brandon on October 16, 1860 in Tazewell County, Illinois. Sarah Ann Brandon was born on ___________ __, 1842 near Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, one of four daughters known to have been born to Robert Brandon and Hannah Rayle/Rail, who were married October 20, 1838 in Switzerland County, Indiana. At the time of the 1860 census, Sarah and her mother, Hannah (Rayle) Brandon are found living in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois with Daniel McCoy's brother, Benjamin H. McCoy, who was married to Caroline Brandon on January 18, 1860.
Benj Mc Coy M 26 Ind
Caroline Mc Coy F 18 Ind
Hannah Brandon F 40 Ind
Sarah Brandon F 20 Ind
Julia Brandon F 9 Mo
Henrietta Brandon F 7 Mo
Samuel Rails M 8 Ind
(Note: Hannah (Rayle/Rail) Brandon was later married to John Stewart and then on February 20, 1879 to John Eggman in Tazewell County, Illinois.)
Daniel McCoy and Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy were the parents of four children, including:
1. Daniel McCoy Jr., born October 17, 1862 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. At the time of the 1870 census, Daniel is found living with his parents in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. In 1880, Daniel McCoy is found living with the family in Washington Township of Tazewell County, and he is also listed with John and Anna Eggman, his grandparents, in Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois;
John Eggman Self M 70 New Jersey
Anna Eggman Wife F 61 Indiana
Daniel McCoy Grandson M 16 Illinois
At the time of the 1900 census, Daniel is found as Dannie McCoy, living alone and single on Holland Street in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. In the 1910 census, Daniel McCoy is listed as a boarder with E L Hannon Kelso, a cousin, in Metamora Township, Woodford County, Illinois. Daniel McCoy died on Jan 27, 1913 and his mortal remains were laid in the Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. See his Find A Grave Memorial # 40716048.
2. Flora Belle McCoy, born November 27, 1863 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. Flora Belle McCoy was married to Harvey Anson Westerfield in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois on March 4, 1881. Harvey was born on July 12, 1855 in Illinois, the son of Stephen Westerfield and Margaret Ann (Shull) Westerfield. Harvey was the brother of Jacob Hansel Westerfield, who had served in Co. G of the 86th Illinois with Flora Belle McCoy's father Private Daniel McCoy. See her Find A Grave Memorial # 32583650.
3. Charles Clifford McCoy, born March 10, 1867 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. Charles was married to Lucy Jane Hartley (1875 - 1966) on October 31, 1899 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. Charles and Lucy were the parents of four children. Charles Clifford McCoy died on March 19, 1928 in Richwoods Township of Peoria County, Illinois, while Lucy Jane (Hartley) McCoy died on May 20, 1966. Their mortal remains were laid in the Parkview Cemetery in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 125057698 for more information about their family.
4. Edward G. McCoy was born on July __, 1872 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. He is found with the family at the time of the 1880 census, and he is listed in the Minnesota Territorial and State Census in 1895 as a farm laborer in Burke Township. In 1900, Edward McCoy is found in Murray County, Minnesota and in Washington County, Minnesota in 1905. Thereafter, he lived in Brookings, Minnehaha, and Deuel counties in South Dakota. He worked as a farm laborer and spent time in state penitentiaries. In the 1930 census, Edward is found in the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. He is an inmate and is single. In 1935, Edward is found in Grange, Deuel County, South Dakota. His Post Office is Estelline, South Dakota and he is single. Nothing more is known of Edward G. McCoy at this time. It is not known when he died or where his mortal remains were laid.
Now to continue with the biography of Private Daniel McCoy;
On August 9, 1862, Daniel McCoy apparently went to Morton, Illinois where he volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton area of Tazewell County by a Washington area photographer by the name of William B. Bogardus for service in the Union Army. At the time he enlisted, Daniel's wife, Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy was about 7 months pregnant with their first child.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name MCCOY, DANIEL Rank PVT
Company G Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence WASHINGTON, TAZEWELL CO, IL
Age 25 Height 5' 9 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR
Marital Status MARRIED
Occupation FARMER Nativity IN
Service Record
Joined When AUG 9, 1862
Joined Where MORTON, IL
Joined By Whom W B BOGARDUS
Period 3 YRS Muster In AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where CAMP PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom
Muster Out
Muster Out Where
Muster Out By Whom
Remarks DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL AT GALLATIN TENN MAR 1863
When William B. Bogardus had about 90 volunteers he led the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton volunteers into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Bogardus and 87 of his volunteers were mustered into service as Co. G of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Bogardus was elected Captain of Co. G by the men of the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton company.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. In that throng, was very likely a young wife of just two years, who was, now, eight months pregnant with their first child, watching her husband march off to war, not knowing whether she would ever see him again or whether he would live to see their first child.
Together, at the depot, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which was located just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade in General Buell's Union Army, in pursuit of Confederate troops under the command of General Braxton Bragg in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. Fourteen men from the 86th are known to have been were killed or wounded. Company G, the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton area company, did suffer three casualties. Private Benjamin Richard, of Co. G, was the first man killed in action from the entire regiment. Corporal John H. Chaffer, of Co. G, was wounded in the left leg and after spending nearly six months in hospitals was discharged from the service from an Army Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky and sent home. Private Dennis Davis, of Co. G, was wounded in the right leg and after spending nearly a year in the hospital was discharged from an Army Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on October 5, 1863 and sent home. There would be many more in the coming years.
Back in Illinois, Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy gave birth to a son, whom she named Daniel McCoy Jr. after his husband. She probably didn't know where he was at the time or if he was even living. It was probably sometime before Private Daniel McCoy found out he was the father of a son, whom was named after him. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from the State of Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on toward Nashville, Tennessee. On the way, the men of McCook's Brigade stopped to rest several days in Bowling Green, Kentucky and at Gallatin, Tennessee. During these early days of the war for the men of McCook's Brigade, the men were having great difficulty with their health, the lifestyle and diet not being conducive to good health. Even before the men of McCook's Brigade had left the Louisville, Kentucky area the men were having difficulty with their health and the local hospitals were overflowing with sick soldiers. Many were left behind when McCook's Brigade went on the Kentucky Campaign. Still more men were left behind when McCook's Brigade left Bowling Green, Kentucky and Gallatin, Tennessee. One of those men who is believed to have been having difficulty with his health and who was left behind at Gallatin, Tennessee was Private Daniel McCoy, of Co. G.
Whatever his ailment, nothing the doctors did seemed to improve his condition. Finally in March of 1863, the doctors decided that the best thing they could do for Private Daniel McCoy was to discharge him from the service and send him home, with the hope that with the help of family and some home cooking, he could regain his health. So on March 15, 1863, Private Daniel McCoy was discharged from the service at an army hospital in Gallatin, Tennessee and sent home.
Once home, with the help of family and some home cooking, Daniel McCoy survived his ailment and regained much if not all of his health. At the time of the 1870 census, Daniel and his family are found in Washington Township of Tazewell County, Illinois, where he is farming;
Daniel Mccoy M 33 Indiana
Sarah Mccoy F 28 Indiana
Daniel Mccoy M 8 Illinois
Flora Mccoy F 6 Illinois
Charles Mccoy M 3 Illinois
Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy must have died in the mid to late 1870's and her mortal remains may have been laid to rest in the Old Washington City Cemetery.
Daniel McCoy was married 2nd to Eleanor "Ellen" (Fesler) Young on August 8, 1878. Eleanor had been previously married to Charles Young on March 3, 1876 in Tazewell County, Illinois and they had one son, George T. Young, who was born on January 7, 1877 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1880 census, Daniel, Ellen and their combined family are found in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois and he is listed as working on the farm. His parents are listed as both having been born in New York;
Daniel Mc Coy Self M 41 Indiana
Ellen Mc Coy Wife F 27 Indiana
Daniel Mc Coy Son M 17 Illinois
Flora Mc Coy Daughter F 15 Illinois
Charles Mc Coy Son M 12 Illinois
Edwin Mc Coy Son M 8 Illinois
George Young Stepson M 3 Illinois
At the time of the 1900 census, Daniel and Ellen are found residing on Elm Street in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. Daniel is listed as a Day Laborer. Daniel and Ellen are listed as having been married for 22 years and she is listed as the mother of 1 child, who is living. Daniel's parents are both listed as having been born in Indiana;
Daniel Mccoy Head M May 1832 68 Illinois
Ellen Mccoy Wife F Jan 1851 49 Illinois
Iva I Fessler Niece F Nov 1880 20 Illinois
At the time of the 1910 census, Daniel and Ellen are found living on Holland Street in Washington Ward 2, Tazewell County, Illinois. Daniel is employed as the cemetery Sexton and Daniel's parents are both listed as having been born in Indiana;
Daniel Mc Coy Head M 60 Indiana
Ellen Mc Coy Wife F 58 Indiana
Flossie G Valentine Servant F 18 Illinois
Eleanor "Ellen" (Fesler) Young McCoy died on April 17, 1913 and her mortal remains may have been laid to rest in Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. At the time of the 1920 census, Daniel is found widowed and renting in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. He is listed as being 81 years of age and as having been born in Indiana, while his father and mother are listed as having been born in New York and Pennsylvania, respectively.
Private Daniel McCoy died on May 22, 1922 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois at his son, Charles', home. His date and place of birth are recorded as June 28, 1834 in Greensboro, Indiana. His father is just listed as McCoy, who was born in Scotland, and his mother as unknown, but her birthplace as Germany. Daniel McCoy is listed as a Retired Laborer. He was residing in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois at the time of his death and his mortal remains were laid to rest on May 26, 1922 in Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois.
Following is what is found on familysearch about his death;
Name Daniel Mccoy
Event Date 22 May 1922
Event Place Peoria Co., Illinois
Gender Male
Age 87
Birth Year (Estimated) 1835
Birth Date 28 Jun 1834
Birthplace Greensboro, Indiana
Father's Name Mccoy
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Name Unknown
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Occupation Retired Laborer
Residence Place Washington, Ills.
Spouse's Name Mrs. Dan Mccoy
Burial Date 26 May 1922
Burial Place Washington, Ills.
by Baxter B. Fite III, Carol Dorward, of Washington, Illinois and Martha Meyer, Find A Grave Contributor # 48461956, whose email address is [email protected]
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of Daniel McCoy, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Daniel McCoy and the McCoy family. Baxter would also love to see other photographs of Daniel McCoy, which have survived the years, be added to his Find A Grave site for the benefit of the Washington Historical Society, for the descendants of the men who served in Co. G and for all with an interest.)
NOTE: Daniel McCoy probably never sat for a portrait prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. However, during the 10 months the 86th was garrisoned in and around Nashville in 1862/63, Daniel, like most of the men and boys of the 86th, probably took the time to sit for a portrait to send home to their loved ones back home. These pictures came in two forms. There were paper pictures, which were called CDV's and then their were tintypes. If a CDV was made, which was the most common, many copies were usually purchased, not only to send home to their loved ones, but also to swap among their messmates and tentmates.
Daniel then survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During the years after the war, Daniel probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would love to see a copy of his CDV added to his Find A Grave Memorial, if he did have one made, but, at this time, I would be just thrilled to see some more pictures of him, even ones of him as an older man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter
Private DANIEL McCOY, Co. G, 86th Illinois
Daniel McCoy was born on June 28, 1834/37 in Indiana, possibly in Greensboro, Henry County, Indiana, the son of David McCoy and Elizabeth (___________) McCoy. The McCoy family lived in the Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana are prior to moving to Tazewell County, Illinois c. 18__.
In 1862, when Daniel McCoy volunteered to serve in what would become, Co. G of the 86th Illinois, he is recorded as being 25. This would place his year of birth as 1837/36. In 1880, his parents are recorded as having been born in New York, however, they are actually believed to have been born in Pennsylvania. On Daniel's death record, found on familysearch, his father and mother are recorded as having been born in Scotland and Germany, respectively.
Daniel McCoy was married to Sarah Ann Brandon on October 16, 1860 in Tazewell County, Illinois. Sarah Ann Brandon was born on ___________ __, 1842 near Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, one of four daughters known to have been born to Robert Brandon and Hannah Rayle/Rail, who were married October 20, 1838 in Switzerland County, Indiana. At the time of the 1860 census, Sarah and her mother, Hannah (Rayle) Brandon are found living in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois with Daniel McCoy's brother, Benjamin H. McCoy, who was married to Caroline Brandon on January 18, 1860.
Benj Mc Coy M 26 Ind
Caroline Mc Coy F 18 Ind
Hannah Brandon F 40 Ind
Sarah Brandon F 20 Ind
Julia Brandon F 9 Mo
Henrietta Brandon F 7 Mo
Samuel Rails M 8 Ind
(Note: Hannah (Rayle/Rail) Brandon was later married to John Stewart and then on February 20, 1879 to John Eggman in Tazewell County, Illinois.)
Daniel McCoy and Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy were the parents of four children, including:
1. Daniel McCoy Jr., born October 17, 1862 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. At the time of the 1870 census, Daniel is found living with his parents in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. In 1880, Daniel McCoy is found living with the family in Washington Township of Tazewell County, and he is also listed with John and Anna Eggman, his grandparents, in Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois;
John Eggman Self M 70 New Jersey
Anna Eggman Wife F 61 Indiana
Daniel McCoy Grandson M 16 Illinois
At the time of the 1900 census, Daniel is found as Dannie McCoy, living alone and single on Holland Street in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. In the 1910 census, Daniel McCoy is listed as a boarder with E L Hannon Kelso, a cousin, in Metamora Township, Woodford County, Illinois. Daniel McCoy died on Jan 27, 1913 and his mortal remains were laid in the Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. See his Find A Grave Memorial # 40716048.
2. Flora Belle McCoy, born November 27, 1863 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. Flora Belle McCoy was married to Harvey Anson Westerfield in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois on March 4, 1881. Harvey was born on July 12, 1855 in Illinois, the son of Stephen Westerfield and Margaret Ann (Shull) Westerfield. Harvey was the brother of Jacob Hansel Westerfield, who had served in Co. G of the 86th Illinois with Flora Belle McCoy's father Private Daniel McCoy. See her Find A Grave Memorial # 32583650.
3. Charles Clifford McCoy, born March 10, 1867 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. Charles was married to Lucy Jane Hartley (1875 - 1966) on October 31, 1899 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. Charles and Lucy were the parents of four children. Charles Clifford McCoy died on March 19, 1928 in Richwoods Township of Peoria County, Illinois, while Lucy Jane (Hartley) McCoy died on May 20, 1966. Their mortal remains were laid in the Parkview Cemetery in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 125057698 for more information about their family.
4. Edward G. McCoy was born on July __, 1872 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. He is found with the family at the time of the 1880 census, and he is listed in the Minnesota Territorial and State Census in 1895 as a farm laborer in Burke Township. In 1900, Edward McCoy is found in Murray County, Minnesota and in Washington County, Minnesota in 1905. Thereafter, he lived in Brookings, Minnehaha, and Deuel counties in South Dakota. He worked as a farm laborer and spent time in state penitentiaries. In the 1930 census, Edward is found in the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. He is an inmate and is single. In 1935, Edward is found in Grange, Deuel County, South Dakota. His Post Office is Estelline, South Dakota and he is single. Nothing more is known of Edward G. McCoy at this time. It is not known when he died or where his mortal remains were laid.
Now to continue with the biography of Private Daniel McCoy;
On August 9, 1862, Daniel McCoy apparently went to Morton, Illinois where he volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton area of Tazewell County by a Washington area photographer by the name of William B. Bogardus for service in the Union Army. At the time he enlisted, Daniel's wife, Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy was about 7 months pregnant with their first child.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name MCCOY, DANIEL Rank PVT
Company G Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence WASHINGTON, TAZEWELL CO, IL
Age 25 Height 5' 9 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR
Marital Status MARRIED
Occupation FARMER Nativity IN
Service Record
Joined When AUG 9, 1862
Joined Where MORTON, IL
Joined By Whom W B BOGARDUS
Period 3 YRS Muster In AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where CAMP PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom
Muster Out
Muster Out Where
Muster Out By Whom
Remarks DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL AT GALLATIN TENN MAR 1863
When William B. Bogardus had about 90 volunteers he led the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton volunteers into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Bogardus and 87 of his volunteers were mustered into service as Co. G of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Bogardus was elected Captain of Co. G by the men of the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton company.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. In that throng, was very likely a young wife of just two years, who was, now, eight months pregnant with their first child, watching her husband march off to war, not knowing whether she would ever see him again or whether he would live to see their first child.
Together, at the depot, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which was located just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade in General Buell's Union Army, in pursuit of Confederate troops under the command of General Braxton Bragg in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. Fourteen men from the 86th are known to have been were killed or wounded. Company G, the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton area company, did suffer three casualties. Private Benjamin Richard, of Co. G, was the first man killed in action from the entire regiment. Corporal John H. Chaffer, of Co. G, was wounded in the left leg and after spending nearly six months in hospitals was discharged from the service from an Army Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky and sent home. Private Dennis Davis, of Co. G, was wounded in the right leg and after spending nearly a year in the hospital was discharged from an Army Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on October 5, 1863 and sent home. There would be many more in the coming years.
Back in Illinois, Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy gave birth to a son, whom she named Daniel McCoy Jr. after his husband. She probably didn't know where he was at the time or if he was even living. It was probably sometime before Private Daniel McCoy found out he was the father of a son, whom was named after him. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from the State of Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on toward Nashville, Tennessee. On the way, the men of McCook's Brigade stopped to rest several days in Bowling Green, Kentucky and at Gallatin, Tennessee. During these early days of the war for the men of McCook's Brigade, the men were having great difficulty with their health, the lifestyle and diet not being conducive to good health. Even before the men of McCook's Brigade had left the Louisville, Kentucky area the men were having difficulty with their health and the local hospitals were overflowing with sick soldiers. Many were left behind when McCook's Brigade went on the Kentucky Campaign. Still more men were left behind when McCook's Brigade left Bowling Green, Kentucky and Gallatin, Tennessee. One of those men who is believed to have been having difficulty with his health and who was left behind at Gallatin, Tennessee was Private Daniel McCoy, of Co. G.
Whatever his ailment, nothing the doctors did seemed to improve his condition. Finally in March of 1863, the doctors decided that the best thing they could do for Private Daniel McCoy was to discharge him from the service and send him home, with the hope that with the help of family and some home cooking, he could regain his health. So on March 15, 1863, Private Daniel McCoy was discharged from the service at an army hospital in Gallatin, Tennessee and sent home.
Once home, with the help of family and some home cooking, Daniel McCoy survived his ailment and regained much if not all of his health. At the time of the 1870 census, Daniel and his family are found in Washington Township of Tazewell County, Illinois, where he is farming;
Daniel Mccoy M 33 Indiana
Sarah Mccoy F 28 Indiana
Daniel Mccoy M 8 Illinois
Flora Mccoy F 6 Illinois
Charles Mccoy M 3 Illinois
Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy must have died in the mid to late 1870's and her mortal remains may have been laid to rest in the Old Washington City Cemetery.
Daniel McCoy was married 2nd to Eleanor "Ellen" (Fesler) Young on August 8, 1878. Eleanor had been previously married to Charles Young on March 3, 1876 in Tazewell County, Illinois and they had one son, George T. Young, who was born on January 7, 1877 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1880 census, Daniel, Ellen and their combined family are found in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois and he is listed as working on the farm. His parents are listed as both having been born in New York;
Daniel Mc Coy Self M 41 Indiana
Ellen Mc Coy Wife F 27 Indiana
Daniel Mc Coy Son M 17 Illinois
Flora Mc Coy Daughter F 15 Illinois
Charles Mc Coy Son M 12 Illinois
Edwin Mc Coy Son M 8 Illinois
George Young Stepson M 3 Illinois
At the time of the 1900 census, Daniel and Ellen are found residing on Elm Street in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. Daniel is listed as a Day Laborer. Daniel and Ellen are listed as having been married for 22 years and she is listed as the mother of 1 child, who is living. Daniel's parents are both listed as having been born in Indiana;
Daniel Mccoy Head M May 1832 68 Illinois
Ellen Mccoy Wife F Jan 1851 49 Illinois
Iva I Fessler Niece F Nov 1880 20 Illinois
At the time of the 1910 census, Daniel and Ellen are found living on Holland Street in Washington Ward 2, Tazewell County, Illinois. Daniel is employed as the cemetery Sexton and Daniel's parents are both listed as having been born in Indiana;
Daniel Mc Coy Head M 60 Indiana
Ellen Mc Coy Wife F 58 Indiana
Flossie G Valentine Servant F 18 Illinois
Eleanor "Ellen" (Fesler) Young McCoy died on April 17, 1913 and her mortal remains may have been laid to rest in Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. At the time of the 1920 census, Daniel is found widowed and renting in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. He is listed as being 81 years of age and as having been born in Indiana, while his father and mother are listed as having been born in New York and Pennsylvania, respectively.
Private Daniel McCoy died on May 22, 1922 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois at his son, Charles', home. His date and place of birth are recorded as June 28, 1834 in Greensboro, Indiana. His father is just listed as McCoy, who was born in Scotland, and his mother as unknown, but her birthplace as Germany. Daniel McCoy is listed as a Retired Laborer. He was residing in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois at the time of his death and his mortal remains were laid to rest on May 26, 1922 in Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois.
Following is what is found on familysearch about his death;
Name Daniel Mccoy
Event Date 22 May 1922
Event Place Peoria Co., Illinois
Gender Male
Age 87
Birth Year (Estimated) 1835
Birth Date 28 Jun 1834
Birthplace Greensboro, Indiana
Father's Name Mccoy
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Name Unknown
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Occupation Retired Laborer
Residence Place Washington, Ills.
Spouse's Name Mrs. Dan Mccoy
Burial Date 26 May 1922
Burial Place Washington, Ills.
by Baxter B. Fite III, Carol Dorward, of Washington, Illinois and Martha Meyer, Find A Grave Contributor # 48461956, whose email address is [email protected]
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of Daniel McCoy, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Daniel McCoy and the McCoy family. Baxter would also love to see other photographs of Daniel McCoy, which have survived the years, be added to his Find A Grave site for the benefit of the Washington Historical Society, for the descendants of the men who served in Co. G and for all with an interest.)
Daniel then survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During the years after the war, Daniel probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would love to see a copy of his CDV added to his Find A Grave Memorial, if he did have one made, but, at this time, I would be just thrilled to see some more pictures of him, even ones of him as an older man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter
Private DANIEL McCOY, Co. G, 86th Illinois
Daniel McCoy was born on June 28, 1834/37 in Indiana, possibly in Greensboro, Henry County, Indiana, the son of David McCoy and Elizabeth (___________) McCoy. The McCoy family lived in the Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana are prior to moving to Tazewell County, Illinois c. 18__.
In 1862, when Daniel McCoy volunteered to serve in what would become, Co. G of the 86th Illinois, he is recorded as being 25. This would place his year of birth as 1837/36. In 1880, his parents are recorded as having been born in New York, however, they are actually believed to have been born in Pennsylvania. On Daniel's death record, found on familysearch, his father and mother are recorded as having been born in Scotland and Germany, respectively.
Daniel McCoy was married to Sarah Ann Brandon on October 16, 1860 in Tazewell County, Illinois. Sarah Ann Brandon was born on ___________ __, 1842 near Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, one of four daughters known to have been born to Robert Brandon and Hannah Rayle/Rail, who were married October 20, 1838 in Switzerland County, Indiana. At the time of the 1860 census, Sarah and her mother, Hannah (Rayle) Brandon are found living in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois with Daniel McCoy's brother, Benjamin H. McCoy, who was married to Caroline Brandon on January 18, 1860.
Benj Mc Coy M 26 Ind
Caroline Mc Coy F 18 Ind
Hannah Brandon F 40 Ind
Sarah Brandon F 20 Ind
Julia Brandon F 9 Mo
Henrietta Brandon F 7 Mo
Samuel Rails M 8 Ind
(Note: Hannah (Rayle/Rail) Brandon was later married to John Stewart and then on February 20, 1879 to John Eggman in Tazewell County, Illinois.)
Daniel McCoy and Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy were the parents of four children, including:
1. Daniel McCoy Jr., born October 17, 1862 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. At the time of the 1870 census, Daniel is found living with his parents in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. In 1880, Daniel McCoy is found living with the family in Washington Township of Tazewell County, and he is also listed with John and Anna Eggman, his grandparents, in Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois;
John Eggman Self M 70 New Jersey
Anna Eggman Wife F 61 Indiana
Daniel McCoy Grandson M 16 Illinois
At the time of the 1900 census, Daniel is found as Dannie McCoy, living alone and single on Holland Street in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. In the 1910 census, Daniel McCoy is listed as a boarder with E L Hannon Kelso, a cousin, in Metamora Township, Woodford County, Illinois. Daniel McCoy died on Jan 27, 1913 and his mortal remains were laid in the Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. See his Find A Grave Memorial # 40716048.
2. Flora Belle McCoy, born November 27, 1863 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. Flora Belle McCoy was married to Harvey Anson Westerfield in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois on March 4, 1881. Harvey was born on July 12, 1855 in Illinois, the son of Stephen Westerfield and Margaret Ann (Shull) Westerfield. Harvey was the brother of Jacob Hansel Westerfield, who had served in Co. G of the 86th Illinois with Flora Belle McCoy's father Private Daniel McCoy. See her Find A Grave Memorial # 32583650.
3. Charles Clifford McCoy, born March 10, 1867 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. Charles was married to Lucy Jane Hartley (1875 - 1966) on October 31, 1899 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. Charles and Lucy were the parents of four children. Charles Clifford McCoy died on March 19, 1928 in Richwoods Township of Peoria County, Illinois, while Lucy Jane (Hartley) McCoy died on May 20, 1966. Their mortal remains were laid in the Parkview Cemetery in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 125057698 for more information about their family.
4. Edward G. McCoy was born on July __, 1872 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois. He is found with the family at the time of the 1880 census, and he is listed in the Minnesota Territorial and State Census in 1895 as a farm laborer in Burke Township. In 1900, Edward McCoy is found in Murray County, Minnesota and in Washington County, Minnesota in 1905. Thereafter, he lived in Brookings, Minnehaha, and Deuel counties in South Dakota. He worked as a farm laborer and spent time in state penitentiaries. In the 1930 census, Edward is found in the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. He is an inmate and is single. In 1935, Edward is found in Grange, Deuel County, South Dakota. His Post Office is Estelline, South Dakota and he is single. Nothing more is known of Edward G. McCoy at this time. It is not known when he died or where his mortal remains were laid.
Now to continue with the biography of Private Daniel McCoy;
On August 9, 1862, Daniel McCoy apparently went to Morton, Illinois where he volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton area of Tazewell County by a Washington area photographer by the name of William B. Bogardus for service in the Union Army. At the time he enlisted, Daniel's wife, Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy was about 7 months pregnant with their first child.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name MCCOY, DANIEL Rank PVT
Company G Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence WASHINGTON, TAZEWELL CO, IL
Age 25 Height 5' 9 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR
Marital Status MARRIED
Occupation FARMER Nativity IN
Service Record
Joined When AUG 9, 1862
Joined Where MORTON, IL
Joined By Whom W B BOGARDUS
Period 3 YRS Muster In AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where CAMP PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom
Muster Out
Muster Out Where
Muster Out By Whom
Remarks DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL AT GALLATIN TENN MAR 1863
When William B. Bogardus had about 90 volunteers he led the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton volunteers into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Bogardus and 87 of his volunteers were mustered into service as Co. G of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Bogardus was elected Captain of Co. G by the men of the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton company.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. In that throng, was very likely a young wife of just two years, who was, now, eight months pregnant with their first child, watching her husband march off to war, not knowing whether she would ever see him again or whether he would live to see their first child.
Together, at the depot, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which was located just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade in General Buell's Union Army, in pursuit of Confederate troops under the command of General Braxton Bragg in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. Fourteen men from the 86th are known to have been were killed or wounded. Company G, the Washington/Deer Creek/Morton area company, did suffer three casualties. Private Benjamin Richard, of Co. G, was the first man killed in action from the entire regiment. Corporal John H. Chaffer, of Co. G, was wounded in the left leg and after spending nearly six months in hospitals was discharged from the service from an Army Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky and sent home. Private Dennis Davis, of Co. G, was wounded in the right leg and after spending nearly a year in the hospital was discharged from an Army Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on October 5, 1863 and sent home. There would be many more in the coming years.
Back in Illinois, Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy gave birth to a son, whom she named Daniel McCoy Jr. after his husband. She probably didn't know where he was at the time or if he was even living. It was probably sometime before Private Daniel McCoy found out he was the father of a son, whom was named after him. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from the State of Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on toward Nashville, Tennessee. On the way, the men of McCook's Brigade stopped to rest several days in Bowling Green, Kentucky and at Gallatin, Tennessee. During these early days of the war for the men of McCook's Brigade, the men were having great difficulty with their health, the lifestyle and diet not being conducive to good health. Even before the men of McCook's Brigade had left the Louisville, Kentucky area the men were having difficulty with their health and the local hospitals were overflowing with sick soldiers. Many were left behind when McCook's Brigade went on the Kentucky Campaign. Still more men were left behind when McCook's Brigade left Bowling Green, Kentucky and Gallatin, Tennessee. One of those men who is believed to have been having difficulty with his health and who was left behind at Gallatin, Tennessee was Private Daniel McCoy, of Co. G.
Whatever his ailment, nothing the doctors did seemed to improve his condition. Finally in March of 1863, the doctors decided that the best thing they could do for Private Daniel McCoy was to discharge him from the service and send him home, with the hope that with the help of family and some home cooking, he could regain his health. So on March 15, 1863, Private Daniel McCoy was discharged from the service at an army hospital in Gallatin, Tennessee and sent home.
Once home, with the help of family and some home cooking, Daniel McCoy survived his ailment and regained much if not all of his health. At the time of the 1870 census, Daniel and his family are found in Washington Township of Tazewell County, Illinois, where he is farming;
Daniel Mccoy M 33 Indiana
Sarah Mccoy F 28 Indiana
Daniel Mccoy M 8 Illinois
Flora Mccoy F 6 Illinois
Charles Mccoy M 3 Illinois
Sarah Ann (Brandon) McCoy must have died in the mid to late 1870's and her mortal remains may have been laid to rest in the Old Washington City Cemetery.
Daniel McCoy was married 2nd to Eleanor "Ellen" (Fesler) Young on August 8, 1878. Eleanor had been previously married to Charles Young on March 3, 1876 in Tazewell County, Illinois and they had one son, George T. Young, who was born on January 7, 1877 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1880 census, Daniel, Ellen and their combined family are found in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois and he is listed as working on the farm. His parents are listed as both having been born in New York;
Daniel Mc Coy Self M 41 Indiana
Ellen Mc Coy Wife F 27 Indiana
Daniel Mc Coy Son M 17 Illinois
Flora Mc Coy Daughter F 15 Illinois
Charles Mc Coy Son M 12 Illinois
Edwin Mc Coy Son M 8 Illinois
George Young Stepson M 3 Illinois
At the time of the 1900 census, Daniel and Ellen are found residing on Elm Street in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. Daniel is listed as a Day Laborer. Daniel and Ellen are listed as having been married for 22 years and she is listed as the mother of 1 child, who is living. Daniel's parents are both listed as having been born in Indiana;
Daniel Mccoy Head M May 1832 68 Illinois
Ellen Mccoy Wife F Jan 1851 49 Illinois
Iva I Fessler Niece F Nov 1880 20 Illinois
At the time of the 1910 census, Daniel and Ellen are found living on Holland Street in Washington Ward 2, Tazewell County, Illinois. Daniel is employed as the cemetery Sexton and Daniel's parents are both listed as having been born in Indiana;
Daniel Mc Coy Head M 60 Indiana
Ellen Mc Coy Wife F 58 Indiana
Flossie G Valentine Servant F 18 Illinois
Eleanor "Ellen" (Fesler) Young McCoy died on April 17, 1913 and her mortal remains may have been laid to rest in Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. At the time of the 1920 census, Daniel is found widowed and renting in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. He is listed as being 81 years of age and as having been born in Indiana, while his father and mother are listed as having been born in New York and Pennsylvania, respectively.
Private Daniel McCoy died on May 22, 1922 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois at his son, Charles', home. His date and place of birth are recorded as June 28, 1834 in Greensboro, Indiana. His father is just listed as McCoy, who was born in Scotland, and his mother as unknown, but her birthplace as Germany. Daniel McCoy is listed as a Retired Laborer. He was residing in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois at the time of his death and his mortal remains were laid to rest on May 26, 1922 in Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois.
Following is what is found on familysearch about his death;
Name Daniel Mccoy
Event Date 22 May 1922
Event Place Peoria Co., Illinois
Gender Male
Age 87
Birth Year (Estimated) 1835
Birth Date 28 Jun 1834
Birthplace Greensboro, Indiana
Father's Name Mccoy
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Name Unknown
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Occupation Retired Laborer
Residence Place Washington, Ills.
Spouse's Name Mrs. Dan Mccoy
Burial Date 26 May 1922
Burial Place Washington, Ills.
by Baxter B. Fite III, Carol Dorward, of Washington, Illinois and Martha Meyer, Find A Grave Contributor # 48461956, whose email address is [email protected]
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of Daniel McCoy, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Daniel McCoy and the McCoy family. Baxter would also love to see other photographs of Daniel McCoy, which have survived the years, be added to his Find A Grave site for the benefit of the Washington Historical Society, for the descendants of the men who served in Co. G and for all with an interest.)
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