My Trails into the Past

Ethel Sullivan, Helen Gleeson & Margaret Gleeson Sorry, I can't post a photo without some explanation.  Margaret (Tierney) Gleeson [1835-1920] is my great-great grandmother.  Helen Gleeson [1867-1950] is her daughter.  Ethel Sullivan [1891-1927] is her granddaughter, the daughter of her oldest child, Anna Marie Gleeson [1860-1912], who married John H. Sullivan [1854-1932].  Ethel married John Vir Quigley [1889-1959] but died during the childbirth of their second child. *corrected Helen Gleeson's birthdate. Copyright © 2011 by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell, My Trails into the Past

Yesterday I posted the obituary of James Quigley (1846-1944) from the Napa Journal . [1]   The obituary mentioned his Civil War service and stated he was the last living Civil War veteran living in Napa, California.   I decided to do some investigating on his Civil War service. I checked first on the internet and found several websites devoted to regiment histories.   I found a James Quigley in a roster for the 11 th Wisconsin Infantry, Co. B. which stated he enlisted 28 Dec 1863, transferred in, and mustered out 4 Sep 1865. [2] Quigley, James B 12/28/63 Transfered 09/04/65 Mustered out So far the roster matches the obituary.   But what is this about being transferred in?   On another website about the Co B. Mendotta Guard, I found this information: [3] Quigley, James Boscobel Dec 28, 1863 From 33rd Wis. Inf.; M.O. Sept 4, 1865. So he possibly transferred in from the 33 rd Wis...