Thomas Lalor (1820 - 1864)

Born 6 Aug 1820 in Laois, Ireland

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Died 5 May 1864 at age 43 in Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

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Biography

• Fact: Residence (1860) 1st Ward Oshkosh City, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States^[1]
• Fact: Military Service (1864) 6th Wisconsin Regiment, killed at the Battle of the Wilderness.

He enlisted in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment at Font du Lac (as a 43 year old labourer) on 15/2/1864 but was killed just three months later at the Battle of the Wilderness near Chancellorsville, Virginia on 5/5/1864 . A report from Gerry T Sarsfield, Captain 6th Wisconsin Regiment to “Dr Blaesh” dated April 14 from “Camp near Ahpranattor(?) Courthouse” states: “Sir, I have the honour to state that Thomas Lawler was a private and a member of my co 6th Wis Ret., that he was wounded May 5th 1864 and taken by the enemy to the field hospital in which place he died immediately after reaching the hospital.”

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9V-C9D : 12 December 2017), Thomas Lalor in entry for Jerome Lalor, 1860.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 September 2019, 14:14), entry for Thomas Lalor(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC62-XX1); contributed by various users.