Civil War Records of Patrick Callan

Service

Co. Regiment/Ship From To Residence Occupation Notes
E 26th MVI Private; enl. and must. April 19, 1864; wounded Sept. 19, 1864 Winchester, Va. disch. for wounds July 31, 1865 Acton Center laborer

age 20;

In MASSCW as "Callam."

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): x
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): x

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
E 26th MVI September 11, 1865 Invalid 88 417 64 299    
March 15, 1888 Widow 379 594 251 375 Mass. Honora Callan
February 20, 1891 Minor 501 923   Mass. Wm. Mentzer, Guardian

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  16 pages (PDF*)

Grand Army of the Republic

x


Death

Date Feb. 20, 1888
Place Harvard, Mass.
Age  
Cause  
Obituary  
Funeral  
Burial  
Survived by Honora Callan

Additional Information

Name included on the Acton Memorial Library Soldiers' Tablet, "The Men of Acton Who Fought For The Union" as "Patrick Callahan."

 

See also:

Henry L. Hosmer. The Town of Acton in the Civil War,  1861-1865.  Tucson, AZ: The Author, 2001. 45.

 

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