William G Halpin (1824 - 1892)

Born May 1824 in Nobber, County Meath, Ireland

Died 8 May 1892 at about age 68 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant-Colonel William Halpin served in the United States Civil War.
Mustered out: died
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 15th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry

William G Halpin born May 1824 in Nobber, County Meath, son of John and Sally (nee unknown) Halpin.^[1]

"arriving in New York on 28 October 1847. Shortly thereafter he settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, ... He married (date unknown) Catherine Lynch (d. 1850) and had one son, William (d. 1873). His brothers, John and Anthony, and his sister Mary, followed him to the US in the early 1850s."

William Halpin 28 yrs, surveyor, Mary 23 yrs, William 1 yr, John 30 yrs, surveyor, Laura 21 yrs, resided in 1850 in Cincinnati, Ohio. ^[2]

William G Halpin, a native of Ireland, aged about 28 years, emigrated from Liverpool on 28 Aug 1847 arrived NY 28 Oct 1847, declares his intention to become a citizen of the United States on 10 Apr 1850. Admitted as citizen on 13 Nov 1852 in Hamilton county, Ohio. ... "was born In Meath in the State of Ireland; is forty years of age, five feet seven inches high, florid complexion, gray eyes, dark hair and is by occupation, when enrolled, a civil engineer .."^[3]

William G. Halpin 38 yrs, surveyor resided in 1860 in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[4]

"he became a captain in the Fifteenth Kentucky Infantry and fought for the union. He was promoted to Major on 13 July 1863 and to Lieutenant-Colonel on 26 January 1864. Between September 1863 and January 1865 he commanded the regiment in many of its battles, including the battle of Chickamauga and the siege of Atlanta." ^[5]

"In early 1865 he left for Ireland as an official representative of the Fenian Brotherhood and sat on the military council of the IRB. " ^[6]

William G Halpin died 8 May 1892 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio.

Burial Saint Joseph New Cemetery Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio ^[7]

Veteran Pension Certificate (SC) # 825102

Sources

1. ↑ William G. Halpin, by Owen McGee, https://www.dib.ie/biography/halpin-william-g-a3725
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XX65-RN?cc=1401638&wc=95RK-HZS%3A1031310001%2C1031474401%2C1033834801 : 9 April 2016), Ohio > Hamilton > Cincinnati, ward 8 > image 227 of 351; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002 record group 59, Letters received image 280 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/153130700
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSC-HH6?cc=1473181&wc=7QGH-BF3%3A1589432777%2C1589423456%2C1589433485 : 24 March 2017), Ohio > Hamilton > 5th Ward Cincinnati > image 9 of 150; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, 1890 - 1912 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/43253670
6. ↑ "Fenians in the Frame: Photographing Irish Political Prisoners, 1865-68" by Breandán Mac Suibhne and Amy Martin in Field Day Review Vol. 1 (2005) p 105 https://www.jstor.org/stable/30078606
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129451860/william-g-halpin