Sgt. Major James E. Mooney

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  • Born: June 22, between 1837 and 1844 in Cayuga County, New York
  • Enlisted: July 10, 1861- 1864, Company A, 30th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • Volunteer Re-enlisted: February 4, 1863, Company A, 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry 1864, Company A, 190th, Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry
  • Prisoner of War (POW): 1865 Caught by enemy during Seige of Petersburg, at or near Weldon & Petersburg Railroad, Virginia
  • Held at Salisbury Prison in Rowan County, NC for six months
  • Healthy when captured, caught fever while POW
  • Honorably discharged: June 28, 1865
  • Filed for Pension: July 25, 1880 for Rheumatism
  • Died: August 12, 1914; age: 70 - 77
  • Occupations: Farmer, Cabinetmaker and Carpenter
Sgt. Major James E. Mooney