2nd Lt.
Oliver
Clinton
Plunkett
Born in Merritts Bridge, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Daniel Plunkett
and Sarah Ann (Merritt) Plunkett
Brother of
William Brooker Plunkett and Peter Barnwell Plunkett
Husband of
Cynthia Ann (Courtney) Plunkett
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph Butler Plunkett
Died
at age 25
in Gaines Mill, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
2nd Lt. Oliver Plunkett served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: June 27, 1862 Died
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 14th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: June 27, 1862 Died
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 14th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
2nd Lt. Oliver Plunkett was Killed in Action at Gain's Mill on June 27, 1862 during the United States of Civil War.
Oliver was born in 1836. O.C. died in battle at Gain's Mill, Virginia, charging a battery. He had two brother also serving in Company H, 14th Regiment, S.C. Infantry at the time of his death. [1]
Sources
- ↑ "Ten Thousand Plunketts " by Emma Plunkett Ivy in 1969, Volume 1 Page 254
- Civil War CSA South Carolina 14th Regiment: http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/14thcoh.htm
- John Daniel Plunkett Family cemetery, Aiken Co., SC
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oliver by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Oliver:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oliver by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Oliver:
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~3.12%
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