Home State: New York
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 63rd New York Infantry
Before Antietam
He was in Company G.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862.
References & notes
Basic information from McLernon1. Age 30 at enlistment, he mustered in as private, Company G, on February 12, 1862. Wounded in action, both legs, on September 17, 1862. Discharged for wounds on March 6, 1863, from hospital, Frederick, Md.
The MSHWR says "P. Maroney G 63 NY Intermediary amputation in the middle third of the left femur for shot injury, flap method. February 14, 1863, removed seg. Discharged on March 6, 1863."
1 McLernon, Robert, Casualty List, 63rd New York Volunteer Infantry, Meagher's Irish Brigade, Antietam, Maryland; September 17, 1862, Springfield (Va): R. McLernon, 2001 [AotW citation 2399]