Timothy Moriarty, Civil War Soldier
Title
Timothy Moriarty, Civil War Soldier
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Description
Timothy Moriarty
Born in Ireland_Son of Thos. Moriarty_By occupation a Laborer_At the age of 22 years, on 11 Aug. 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Mustered 4 Sept., 1862, and assigned to Company “K”_Single_Rank Private with no subsequent changes.
He participated with his Reg. in all its marches, skirmishes and battles till the final surrender of Lee. He {one} of the assaults on the enemy’s works in front of Petersburgh, he lost one point of his {firfinger} of the left hand. On this account, he was confined for seven (7) weeks in City Point Hospital, after which he rejoined his Reg. During his term of service he was never sick nor was he absent on furlough.
He was mustered out at Hall’s Hill, Va., June 25, 1865, and was finally discharged at Readville, Mass., July 2, 1865.
Born in Ireland_Son of Thos. Moriarty_By occupation a Laborer_At the age of 22 years, on 11 Aug. 1862, enlisted for 3 years in the 37th Reg. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry_Mustered 4 Sept., 1862, and assigned to Company “K”_Single_Rank Private with no subsequent changes.
He participated with his Reg. in all its marches, skirmishes and battles till the final surrender of Lee. He {one} of the assaults on the enemy’s works in front of Petersburgh, he lost one point of his {firfinger} of the left hand. On this account, he was confined for seven (7) weeks in City Point Hospital, after which he rejoined his Reg. During his term of service he was never sick nor was he absent on furlough.
He was mustered out at Hall’s Hill, Va., June 25, 1865, and was finally discharged at Readville, Mass., July 2, 1865.
Source
Soldier's Record, Town of Chicopee
Date
ca. 1861-1865
Rights
Public Domain
Type
Text
Coverage
Chicopee (Mass.)
Identifier
SR-210.0
Files
Collection
Citation
“Timothy Moriarty, Civil War Soldier,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed November 22, 2024, https://chicopeelibrary.org/archives/items/show/2677.