Individual Details
Ross MCCOY
(7 Feb 1846 - 27 Jan 1867)
Events
| Birth | 7 Feb 1846 |  | |||
| Military | From 2 Oct 1861 to 1865 | in the Civil War |  | ||
| Death | 27 Jan 1867 | Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Burial | Jan 1867 | Oakland Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Father | John MCCOY (1824 - 1860) |
| Mother | Margaret ROSS ( - 1860) |
| Sibling | Agnes MCCOY (1845 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret MCCOY (1848 - ) |
Notes
Military
Ross was only 15 years old when he first enlisted during the Civil War. He enlisted several times.1) Enlisted in Company C, Pennsylvania 105th Infantry Regiment on 24 October 1861. Mustered out on 8 November 1862.
2) Enlisted in Company A, Pennsylvania 135th Infantry Regiment on 10 February 1863. Mustered out on 24 May 1863 at Harrisburg, PA.
3) Enlisted in Company G, Pennsylvania 2nd Infantry Battalion on 23 July 1863. Mustered out on 21 January 1864.
4) Enlisted in the Regular Army Signal Corps Infantry 27 February 1864. Mustered out 7 September 1865.
According to his obituary he was severely injured at the second Bull Run battle while with the 105th Infantry (August, 1862) and was present at the capture of Mobile (August, 1864).
Endnotes
1. Oakland Cemetery and Mausoleum (Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 April 2015), memorial page for Ross McCoy, Find A Grave Memorial # 38255120, memorial created by Burke Stoughton, photograph by Burke Stoughton.
2. Oakland Cemetery and Mausoleum (Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 April 2015), memorial page for Ross McCoy, Find A Grave Memorial # 38255120, memorial created by Burke Stoughton, photograph by Burke Stoughton.
3. Oakland Cemetery and Mausoleum (Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 April 2015), memorial page for Ross McCoy, Find A Grave Memorial # 38255120, memorial created by Burke Stoughton, photograph by Burke Stoughton.