Re: Look up needed for G2 or 20 Regt. Mas.
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Look up needed for G2 or 20 Regt. Mas.
Douglas Whelan 4/03/05
Ancestry has this for John Hurley in their CW database:
Name:John Hurley ,
Residence:Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation:Laborer
Enlistment Date:26 March 1863
Distinguished Service:DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served:Union
State Served:Massachusetts
Unit Numbers:851 851
Service Record:Enlisted as a Private on 26 March 1863 at the age of 21
Enlisted in Company G, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 09 April 1863.
POW on 24 August 1863 at Coyle's Tavern, VA (Paroled)
Paroled on 19 November 1864
Mustered out Company G, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 20 July 1865 in Fairfax Court House, VA
I didn't find a John Hurley who served in that unit filing for pension.