He was born in Marion, Ireland (3, 5). He was 28 years old when he was enlisted (3, 5 [28 in 1860]).
In 1860, he was living in Lock Haven Borough, Clinton County, Pennsylvania (5). He was a shoemaker, and owned $100 in personal property (5). He was living with May (presumably his wife), and with Miles and Maggie (presumably his children) (5).
He was a shoe[maker] when he was enlisted (3).
He was 5 feet 5-1/2 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (3).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 21 January 1862 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Black (3). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1).
He died on 10 August 1862 in Alexandria, Virginia (1, 2, 3).
On 27 August 1862, his widow, Mary Finnegan, applied successfully for a pension (4, 6).
On 5 [?] July 1871, his minor dependent Mary Griffith applied successfully for a pension (4, 6).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Miles Finnigan)
2 company H, register of deaths (Miles Finegan)
3 company H, descriptive roll, #96 (Myles Lonigan [?])
4 pension index, by name (Miles Finnegan)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Clinton County, Lock Haven Borough, microfilm series M653, film 1097 page 269 = 90 handwritten (Miles Fanagan)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (Miles Finnegan)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veteran's census (searched May 2007)]
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Dwelling number | 656 | |||
| Family number | 657 | |||
| Name | Miles Fanagan [sic] | May " | Miles " | Maggie " |
| Age | 28 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Shoemaker | |||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | |||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Ireland] | " | Penna | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |