Foley's in the Civil War

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The Daily Gazette, City of Davenport, August 29, 1862 LIST of Persons Subject to DRAFT - In Davenport City and Township
FIRST WARD - Foley, Dan; Foley, Peter; Foley, Timothy
THIRD WARD - Foley, Michael

- 17th Regiment, Co. F, Virginia Infantry, CSA (Haymarket Company)
Abstracted from Haymarket Day Gazette, 17 Sep 1994 by Sam Aylesworth
Foley, Alexander, R.
Foley, Richard A.
Foley, Willis F.

COMPANY F
Foley, Michael P., 28, July 22, 1861, p, disc for disab May 25, 1863

Warren, MA
Erected by the Town of Warren To The Memory of Her Soldiers and Sailors who served in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865
34th Reg. Mass. Inf.
William Foley

b. 1820, came to U.S., lived in Memphis, TN, Civil War Veteran - Foley Family - Clan Henebry Association ^TM

Vermont Civil War Index

Foley, Dennis, Rutland, Drafted, status not recorded
Foley, James Jr., Essex, Co. K, 5 Inf
Foley, John, Rutland, Drafted, status not recorded
Foley, John J., Leicester, -, 2 Btry
Foley, Michael, Co. E, US 1 Arty
Foley, Michael, Clermont, Va., Co. K, 2 Inf
Foley, Michael, St. Johnsbury, Corp., Co. G, 3 Inf

Official Military and Naval Records of RUTLAND, VERMONT in the WAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861-1866.
MEN CREDITED TO TOWN; RESIDENTS SINCE THE WAR OR BURIED IN CEMETERIES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN.
Compiled by vote of the towns of Rutland, West Rutland and Proctor, By J. H. GOULDING. 189-90-91.
RUTLAND: THE TUTTLE COMPANY, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, 1891.
Among the many men listed:
Foley, John
Foley, Michael
Vermont Civil War.Org

John Foley, a veteran of the Civil war, died early yesterday morning at his home on Bellevue avenue. He had ben ill for some time with a complication of diseases.

Mr. Foley was born in Tipperary, Ireland, 77 years ago. When he was 14 years old he came to this country, settling in Brandon. There he married Miss Annie Tiernan, who survives him.

Mr. Foley's war record was a picturesque one. He enlisted in the Second battery, Vermont Light artillery, in 1861. On August 3, 1863, he was taken prisoner by the Confederates and was confined for over a year in the prisons at Belle Isle, Va., and Andersonville, Ga.

At the end of that time Mr. Foley made a successful attempt to escape. For 17 days he was pursued and hunted and was at all times in eminent danger of capture, but finally succeeded in making his way out of hostile territory after having undergone terrible hardships.

The notoriously bad conditions in the Confederate prisons undermined his health and he never entirely recovered from the effects of his imprisonment. for the last nine years he has been unable to work.

Mr. Foley is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Alexander Eustace and Mrs. T.W. Glynn of Keene, NH. Mrs. Glynn has been with her father for the past four months. He is also survived by two brothers, Patrick Foley of Keene and James Foley of Leicester, and three sisters, Mrs. W. Brainerd, Mrs. O.W. Palmer and Mrs. Ellen Chassel of Brooklyn, NY.

The funeral will be held at the Church of the Holy Innocents Saturday morning at 8:15 o'clock.

Rutland Herald
February 14, 1916
News of the City
FUNERAL OF JOHN FOLEY
Service Held Saturday Morning at Church of Holy Innocents (Note: Now Christ the King Church - Tim Foley, Webmaster - my parish growing up)

The funeral of John Foley, who died Thursday morning at his home on Bellevue avenue, was held Saturday morning at the Church of the Holy Innocents. Rev. W.N. Lonergan officiated. The ritual service of the GAR, of which Mr. Foley was a member, was read at the house Friday afternoon and taps were sounded by J.C. Cox.

A large delegation from Roberts post also attended the funeral Saturday morning and acted as an escort to the body.

The bearers were J.T. Hurley, Hiram Kilburn, Peter Gould, Daniel Kennedy, Gerald Derrigan and James O'Keefe. A double quartet consisting of Misses Kathleen Canty, Mary Corcoran, Gertrude McBride, Mary R. Tully, Winifred McLaughlin, Mary Cawley and Marguerite Parris and F.W. Perry sang in addition to the music furnished by the regular choir. Miss Parris also sang a solo.

The funeral tributes, which were numerous, included a Maltese cross from the Women's Relief corps.

Those from out of town who attended the funeral were P.H. Foley and Mrs. A.C. Eustace of Keene, NH, and Mrs. James Foley of Brandon.

Ordnance documents pertaining to Company E, 20th Connecticut Infantry, including list of ordnance stores, quarterly returns of ordnance and ordnance stores, invoice of supplies and reserve ordnance and ordnance stores, receipts of issued ordnance and ordnance stores and statement of loss of ordnance and ordnance stores which mentions two Company E Privates, Henry E. Mathews and Richard Lee. Foley had seen prior service in the 2nd Connecticut Infantry. He reenlisted on 15 August 1862 and was mustered-in Second Lieutenant, Company B, 20th Connecticut Infantry, on 8 September 1862. He was promoted to First Lieutenant, Company E, on 23 October 1863 and to Captain on 2 November 1864. He was mustered-out on 13 June 1865.