Timeline
Birth- 1/01/1835
Parish Donaghmore, County Wexford, Ireland
Birth- 1/01/1837
Birth
Ireland
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)
Unit
11th Cavalry
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
State
Illinois
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment
Prvt
Discharge
Privt
Death- 27/05/1877-Age: 40 years
Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Death as result of dropsey, rupture and complication of diseases contracted in the army (malaria)
Death- 27/05/1877-Age: 40 years
Death
Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Burial- 29/05/1877
St. Vincent de Paul's Cemetery #1
Burial
Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Other Facts
Full Name
John Leary
Also known as
Jno Leary
Prisoner of War
Captured at Hatchie River, Mississippi
Released from Confederate Prison
Two weeks after capture, released in a prisoner exchange
Physical Description: Eye Color
gray
Physical Description: Hair Color
brown
Physical Description: Height
5'8"
Physical Description: Weight/Build
slender