Thomas HEENAN, 953

Abt 1835 - 1894  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Thomas HEENAN  [1]
  Suffix	953
  Born	Abt 1835	Ireland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	22 Dec 1838  [3]
  Census	1860	Muhlenberg, Pickaway, Ohio; USA   [2]
  _MILT	2 May 1864	Enlisted E 155th regiment   [3, 4]
  _MILT	27 Aug 1864	Discharged from army   [3, 4]
  Census	1870	Muhlenberg, Pickaway, Ohio   [5]
  HIST	Immigration May have been passenger Thomas Heenan departing Liverpool, England and arriving New York on 22 Aug 1853, aged 16. a labourer, on ship “Southamption”. No other passenger with surname Heenan on board  [6]
  MILI	Said to have been a veteran of the civil war. Citing this Record "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS9Q-CQ9 : 4 December 2014), Thomas Heenan, Private, Company E, 155th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard), Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 46; FHL microfilm 882,259. During the Civil War, Columbus was a major base for the volunteer Union Army. (source wikipedia). In early May 1864, the 92nd Regiment of the Ohio National Guard and the 44th Battalion (Mahoning County) were consolidated to form the 155th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The new unit was organized Sunday, May 8, at Camp Dennison (Cincinnati, Ohio)  On May 12, the 155th OVI left for New Creek, West Virginia. The regiment did garrison duty at Martinsburg until June 3, when it moved to Washington, D.C. From there, it moved into Virginia to White House, Bermuda Hundred and then City Point. On June 29, it went into an entrenched camp at Norfolk, where it remained until July 27 as a part of the Army of the James. On that date, a Union expeditionary force (including the 155th Ohio, 20th New York Cavalry, 1st U.S. Volunteers, and two sections of the 8th New York Independent Battery) left Norfolk for Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The troops marched the forty miles or so south to Elizabeth City to capture horses, cotton, tobacco and other contraband. On August 6, 1864, the regiment returned to Natick. Fifteen days later, its term of enlistment expiring, the 155th was ordered home. The regiment returned to Ohio and was mustered out August 27, 1864. The 155th Ohio lost during its service 20 enlisted men by disease.[1] Service record[ • May 8, 1864 - Mustered in at Camp Dennison • May 12 - Departed Camp Dennison at 5:00 A.M. • May 13 - At Parkersburg, West Virginia • May 14 - At Cumberland, Maryland • May 15 - Arrived at Martinsburg, West Virginia • May 20 - Defenses of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad • May 25 - To Cedar Creek, Virginia, for escort duty • May 26 - Back to Martinsburg, West Virginia • June 3 - Ordered to Washington, D.C. • June 9 - At White House, Virginia • June 17 - Arrived at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia • June 21 - At City Point, Virginia • June 29 - Entrenched camp at Norfolk, Virginia • July 27 - Expedition to Elizabeth City, North Carolina • July 28 - Arrived at Elizabeth City, North Carolina • August - Returned to Norfolk, Virginia • August - Left for Ohio • August 24 - Arrived at Camp Dennison, Ohio • August 27 - Mustered out History of the regiment https://web.archive.org/web/20050912032621/http://home.mindspring.com/~mtmitchell/
  Occupation	farm hand - 1860  [2]
  _UID	DE3597C329B1427DBB140F04AE539769E9BE
  Buried	1894	Bethlehem, Claibourne Township Unon Co   [3, 7]
  Died	1 Feb 1894
  Person ID	I1917	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2019

  
  

  Family	Mary BAILEY, 953,   b. Abt 1840, Ireland
  Married	3 Jan 1858	Pickaway, Ohio, USA   [8]
  _UID	8E4B4B7983224CD7B4FB77A745A788761CBE
  Children	1. James Francis (Frank) HEENAN, 953,   b. 22 Sep 1875,   d. 1947, Montgomery county, Ohio, USA  (Age 71 years)   2. Elisabeth HEENAN, 953,   b. Abt 1859, Ohio, USA   3. Sarah HEENAN, 953,   b. Abt 1860, Ohio, USA   4. Mary HEENAN, 953,   b. Abt 1861, Ohio, USA   5. Matilda HEENAN, 953,   b. Abt 1863, Ohio, USA   6. John HEENAN, 953,   b. Abt 1865, Ohio, USA   7. Serepta HEENAN, 953,   b. 1868, Ohio, USA
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F1436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2286] Civil registration, deaths, USA. [S2288] US Census. [S2290] Military service USA. [S2291] Military service US civil war. [S2289] US census . [S2294] . [S2292] Cemetery record. [S2293] Marriages, USA.