THOMAS DUFFY -- 95th INFANTRYONE OF OVER 90 THOMAS DUFFYS IN THE CIVIL WAR - An Irish immigrantpassed away on August 1, 1932, in Cadyville, at the home of CharlesColvin. Thomas Duffy, son of Thomas and Johanna Duffy, was 44 years oldwhen he enlisted and mustered into Company D of the 95th Infantry inChamplain on January 7, 1862. The 95th Infantry was known as Warren'sRifles or sometimes the Eagle Brigade.Thomas promised to serve for 3 years, but by November 23, of the sameyear, he was discharged for disability. He was wounded by a shell in theBattle of Bull Run during General Pope's Campaign through Virginia.During that campaign the 95th had 13 killed, had 20 injured and 80 whowent missing or were captured. Read more about the 95th at:http://www.95thnewyorkinfantry.com/index.html#historyIt would be interesting to know where Thomas was between the end of thewar and the 1920s when we find him again in the local newspapers asliving in Cadyville and visiting Plattsburgh from time to time. Somerecords say he was farming in Iowa, married with a large family. Therewere 80 Thomas Duffys in the Union Army -- 30 of them in New York and 2in the 95th Infantry. It's hard to differentiate them without a lot moreresearch. There were also 11 Thomas Duffys in the Confederate Army.In the Plattsburgh Sentinel of August 1, 1832, this obituary for ourThomas Duffy appeared -- "The thinning ranks of Civil War veterans weredecreased by the death Friday of Thomas Duffy, who passed away at theage of 88 at the home of Charles Galvin of Cadyville. He had norelatives.The funeral will be conducted at 9 o\'clock this morning from St. Jameschurch at Cadyville."Later that year, there was a citation from the State of New York statingthat all of Thomas' worldly goods would be given to Charles Galvinshould no one come forth -- no one came forth.Does anyone have further information?
