Gilligan, Michael
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 35, credited to Ludlow, VT Unit(s): 2nd VT INF Service: enl 9/11/61, m/i 10/15/61, Pvt, Co. I, 2nd VT INF, reen 3/20/64, wdd, 12/13/62, wdd, 5/3/63, wdd, 7/3/63, dsrtd 5/11/64 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: abt 1826, County Roscommon, Ireland Death: 03/14/1909 Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 142906537 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 7/23/1890, VT, not approved Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Michael Gilligan, aged 90 years, one of the few surviving Mexican War veterans in this state, died Sunday March 14th , at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T.S. Daley, in Ludlow. He served with Colonel Ransom's famous New England regiment through the Mexican War and with Company I, 2nd Vt. Vols., in the Civil War. He drew a pension for his service in the Mexican War. Mrs. Gilligan died two years ago. Beside his daughter Mr. Gilligan is survived by a son, Michael H. Gilligan, of Holyoke, Mass.
Source: Bradford United Opinion, March 26, 1909
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.