James Riley

(? - 1864)
Home State: New York
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 63rd New York Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
Age 22 at enlistment. Mustered in as private, Company G, on September 24, 1861.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in action, thigh, on 17 September 1862.

The remainder of the War:
Transferred to Company A on June 12, 1863. He re-enlisted as a veteran on December 21, 1863. Promoted to Corporal, no date. Killed in action on May 5, 1864, at the Wilderness, Va.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from McLernon 1. His name is also borne as Reilly, and Riely.

Death Date: 05/095/1864 Death Place: Wilderness, VA

Notes

1 McLernon, Robert, Casualty List, 63rd New York Volunteer Infantry, Meagherís Irish Brigade, Antietam, Maryland; September 17, 1862, Springfield (Va): R. McLernon, 2001 [AotW citation 2401]

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