Pvt
John
Ahern
Born about in Alabama, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 30
in Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Feb 2023
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Biography
Pvt John Ahern was KIlled in Action during The United States Civil War.
Pvt John Ahern served in the United States Civil War.
Mustered out: April 6, 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company D, 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry
Mustered out: April 6, 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company D, 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry
Private John Ahern was born about 1835, probably in Alabama.
In the 1860 Census, a John Ahern (age 28) was living in Alabama.[1]
| Household Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | Birthplace |
| John Ahern | 28 | M | Factory Hand | Ireland |
| Catherine Ahern | 21 | F | Ireland | |
| James Ahern | 3 | M | Alabama |
He served in the 21st Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. [2]
Alabama, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865:
| Name: | John Ahern |
| Military Unit: | 21st Alabama Infantry Regiment |
| Military Unit - Company: | D |
| Muster Roll Date: | 1862 06 Apr |
| Place of Enlistment - State: | Alabama |
| Roll No: | 229 |
| Archive Collection No: | SG025031-3 |
John was killed in action on 6 Apr 1862 in Tennessee, USA aged ~26. He is buried in the Shiloh Confederate Burial Trench.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1860 Census: 1860 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Southern Division, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: M653_17; Page: 12; Family History Library Film: 803017 Ancestry Record 7667 #11934664
- ↑ Service Record: Alabama, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Muster rolls of Alabama Civil War Units. SG025006-25100. Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives & History. Ancestry Record 1736 #129679
- ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130493169/john-ahern: accessed 12 February 2023), memorial page for Pvt John Ahern (unknown-6 Apr 1862), Find A Grave: Memorial #130493169, citing Shiloh Confederate Burial Trench, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Hutch (contributor 47312109).
Name: Pvt John Ahern Birth Date: unknown Death Date: 6 Apr 1862 Death Place: Tennessee, USA Cemetery: Shiloh Confederate Burial Trench Cemetery Address: Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
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