James Etchingham ,
Enlistment Date: 23 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Buffalo, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant.
Enlisted as a Sergeant on 23 August 1862 at the age of 21.
Enlisted in Company D, 164th Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Nov 1862. (This was an Irish regiment of Zouaves)
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant (As of Co. G) on 24 Jun 1865.
Mustered Out Company D, 164th Infantry Regiment New York on 15 Jul 1865 at Washington, DC.
He was also a POW in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA, Salisbury Prison, Salisbury, NC & Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, VA.
He served as a captain in the Fenian Brotherhood, Buffalo, NY & participated on raids into Canada for the freedom of Ireland. The roots of the IRA can be traced to the Fenians.
Enlistment Date: 23 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Buffalo, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant.
Enlisted as a Sergeant on 23 August 1862 at the age of 21.
Enlisted in Company D, 164th Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Nov 1862. (This was an Irish regiment of Zouaves)
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant (As of Co. G) on 24 Jun 1865.
Mustered Out Company D, 164th Infantry Regiment New York on 15 Jul 1865 at Washington, DC.
He was also a POW in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA, Salisbury Prison, Salisbury, NC & Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, VA.
He served as a captain in the Fenian Brotherhood, Buffalo, NY & participated on raids into Canada for the freedom of Ireland. The roots of the IRA can be traced to the Fenians.
James Etchingham ,
Enlistment Date: 23 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Buffalo, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant.
Enlisted as a Sergeant on 23 August 1862 at the age of 21.
Enlisted in Company D, 164th Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Nov 1862. (This was an Irish regiment of Zouaves)
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant (As of Co. G) on 24 Jun 1865.
Mustered Out Company D, 164th Infantry Regiment New York on 15 Jul 1865 at Washington, DC.
He was also a POW in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA, Salisbury Prison, Salisbury, NC & Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, VA.
He served as a captain in the Fenian Brotherhood, Buffalo, NY & participated on raids into Canada for the freedom of Ireland. The roots of the IRA can be traced to the Fenians.
Enlistment Date: 23 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Buffalo, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant.
Enlisted as a Sergeant on 23 August 1862 at the age of 21.
Enlisted in Company D, 164th Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Nov 1862. (This was an Irish regiment of Zouaves)
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant (As of Co. G) on 24 Jun 1865.
Mustered Out Company D, 164th Infantry Regiment New York on 15 Jul 1865 at Washington, DC.
He was also a POW in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA, Salisbury Prison, Salisbury, NC & Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, VA.
He served as a captain in the Fenian Brotherhood, Buffalo, NY & participated on raids into Canada for the freedom of Ireland. The roots of the IRA can be traced to the Fenians.
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