Matthew McCarthy
Matthew McCarthy was born around 1841 in County Kilkenny, Ireland. He eventually immigrated to America. He enlisted in the Union army on January 2, 1866, and he mustered in as a sergeant in the 3rd United States Cavalry. According to his enlistment records, he was 5 feet, 5 inches tall, with brown hair and grey eyes. He eventually earned a promotion to sergeant. He mustered out on October 2, 1868, and he died sometime afterwards.
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(2647)McCarthy, Matthew1841
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Sergeant
  • Rank out: Sergeant
  • Rank highest: Sergeant
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (7489) [writer] ~ Matthew McCarthy to Nathaniel S. Wheeler, 7 June 1867

Places - Records: 1

  • (1988) [birth] ~ County Kilkenny, Ireland

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (11) [enlisted] ~ 3rd United States Cavalry
SOURCES

US Army Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, available from Ancestry.com