Note; I am particularly looking for any descendants of two soldiers John Harvey and son John Harvey.
These two men are probably father and son. We know that the only two men father and son Harvey were in the 69th.Pa.and only 69th. Pa father and son in the 69th at the same time. John the son possibly on the left was killed at Gettysburg and John possibly on the right died of disease prior to end of the War. John the father was born Ireland possibly Tyrone or Derry.His wife Catherine and two other children went to live in St Louis Missouri. The other children names were Maria and Patrick born 1834 and 1836.They lived at Lindell and Grand Ave. St Louis. They appear on the 1870, 80 and 90 St Louis census. They were very tall and as will be seen from the image had distinctive skull shapes. Both had pronounced eye astigmatisms.
If you have any information about this family would be very pleased to hear from you. See link Icon below. Many thanks

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NOTE A.
Information is given in good faith and as accurate as I can make. Be aware that the spellings of the soldiers names especially the Irish ones vary, it really depends on what the recruiting clerk “heard” on the day or the way the individual soldier spelt his name. I see names such as Donaly which I have no doubt should have been recorded as Donnelly. Good point to keep in mind when looking for that Civil War ancestor. If a name is not found in a specific Co. try the others as soldiers in same cases were transferred between Companies. There were quite a number of transfers between the 71st and the 69th Pa. The reason for this is explained on the Homepage of the website. One source states that there were as many as 334 transferred from the 71st to the 69th towards the end of the war when the enlistment period of the 71st soldiers expired. It is thought only about 51 actually fought with the 69th. Its kind of a grey area but it should be kept in mind when one finds out a name that is shown as belonging to the 69th they may well have initially enrolled in the 71st. The lists are basically based on the Bates lists but I have added information that might be found interesting.
NOTE B,
Only three soldiers are known for sure to have returned to Ireland and buried there. James McPeake of Co D, Charles Gallager Co. E. and William Forbes Co. A. ( See bio’s in website.).
Some of you may come across the names Queens Co, Kings Co, Queenstown and Kingstown in your research. These are name hangovers from the past. Queens Co. is in fact the modern Irish County of Co. Laois, Kings Co. is Co. Offaly, Kingstown is the port of Dun Laoghaire south of Dublin. Queenstown is Cobh (pronounced Cove) is the port for Cork.
NOTE C.
This regiment is often confused with the 69th. New York Regiment. Though the 69th. New York has a major link to Irish history and had many Irish officers of note and many Irish soldiers in its companies the one considered here is the 69th. Pennsylvania Regiment formed up in Pennsylvania and centered in the city of Philadelphia.
NOTE D.
Lieutenant Anthony W. McDermott was a soldier in the 69th Pa Company I. He came up through the ranks. He was promoted from Sergt. Major July 11th 1854 and became the Regimental Adjutant. He survived the war and wrote the original “Brief History of the 69th. Reg. Pa. Vet. Vols. It is of interest to note that two Co’s of the 69th I and K were allowed to use green trimming on their uniform.
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