Company F, 52nd New York Infantry-Civil War.
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James McConnell, age 18, a resident of Waterloo (Seneca County), New York enlisted as a private in Company F, New York 52nd Infantry Regiment at Waterloo New York on August 13, 1864. He was mustered out on June 5, 1865 at Alexandria Virginia. Source: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, and New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865.
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J. McConnell, aged 56, born New York, occupation farmer, joined the Major General Henry W. Halleck Post No. 19, GAR, of Chico. Source: "Chico's Grand Army of the Republic", transcribed Descriptive Book of Halleck Post 19, by Paradise Genealogical Society, published in the Goldmine, Volume 32:2 – Fall 1999.
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Birth and death dates and locations from California Death Index Records.
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Chico Enterprise, Tuesday, August 18, 1942, pg 1 col 3-4: "James McConnell, Second to Last G.A.R. Veteran, Dies. Chico members of the G.A.R. dwindled to one today with the death in the Yountville soldiers home of James F. McConnell, 93, who many times has been honored at patriotic services in Chico.
McConnell, who was a private in Capt. Edward Lemmers' Volunteers in the Civil War, died early this morning. Suffering from infirmities of old age, he left Chico last March and entered the Yountville Home. He enlisted August 13, 1864 and was discharged in Alexandria, Va., in 1965.
McConnell was a prominent member of the Halleck Relief Corps and with Chico's lone G.A.R. survivor, John Mullen, often had been feted by that organization.
The body will be brought to Chico for funeral services, arrangements for which will be made by the Black and Johnson funeral service.
~~~
Chico Record, Wednesday, August 19, 1942, pg 1 col 2-3: Only One Left. James McConnell, 93, One of Remaining G.A.R. Members Passes, Rites Tomorrow.
Late rites will be held here tomorrow afternoon for James F. McConnell, 93, one of Chico's two remaining Civil War veterans, who died yesterday morning at Yountville Veterans Home.
The G.A.R. veteran, who fought as a private with Lemmer's Volunteers in 1864-65, passed away during the early hours of the morning. He had been an inmate of the veterans home since March of this year.
Many times feted at Chico patriotic services, he shared honors with John Mullen, who is now the city's sole G.A.R. survivor.
Rites will be held at 2 p.m. at Black and Johnson Funeral Home, under the auspices of Halleck Relief Corps. He will be buried in the veterans' plot of Chico Cemetery.
For years McConnell had lived with John Whitaker, early day Indian fighter, on East Ninth Street, and was a familiar figure at all parades and patriotic occasions.
His last public appearance was in March 1941, when with Company G, Chico's National Guard unit, was inducted into the federal service. McConnell occupied a place of honor on the speaker's platform.
John Mullen, who is now over 96, was ill and unable to sit with him. Mullen resides at 1505 Oleander St. He is the only remaining veteran in Butte County, Col. Veach of Gridley, the third oldest, passing two years ago.
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Chico Enterprise, Wednesday, August 19, 1942, pg 3 col 5: Military Honors for J. McConnell. Full military honors will be accorded James McConnell, widely known and beloved Civil War veteran, who died yesterday morning, at the Veteran's home in Yountville, at services to be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Black and Johnson Funeral home.
Chapel services will be conducted by Chico Post No. 1555, Veteran's of Foreign Wars under the supervision of Norman O. Johansen, commander of the Post.
Interment will follow in the Veteran's plot of the Chico cemetery, under the auspices of Halleck Relief Corps, with Mrs. Hazel Meinberg, president, presiding.
~~~
Chico Enterprise, Thursday, August 20, 1942, pg 3 col 2: Military funeral services were held today at 2 o'clock at the Black and Johnson Funeral home, for James F. McConnell, Civil War Veteran and long respected resident of Chico and community who died at the Veteran's Home in Yountville last Tuesday.
Services were largely attended by Veteran's organization, particularly the VFW and members of Halleck Relief Corps, who officiated at the graveside services. The Rev. L.G. Morony officiated at the chapel services.
The Melodist quartet sang 'Tenting Tonight' and "Soldier Boy' accompanied at the console by Mrs. Louise Kloor.
Interment followed in the Veteran's plot of the Chico cemetery with the following members of the VFW Chico Post No. 1555 acting as casket bearers: Jack Burnett, Harry Clark, William Wielt, Warren Taylor, Ralph Muller and William Meinberg.
The salute to the dead was by the firing squad from the Chico Army Flying school.
~~~
93-year-old James Frances McConnell was interred, per the Chico Cemetery Association Records, in the plot noted, on August 20, 1942.
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James McConnell, age 18, a resident of Waterloo (Seneca County), New York enlisted as a private in Company F, New York 52nd Infantry Regiment at Waterloo New York on August 13, 1864. He was mustered out on June 5, 1865 at Alexandria Virginia. Source: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, and New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865.
~~~
J. McConnell, aged 56, born New York, occupation farmer, joined the Major General Henry W. Halleck Post No. 19, GAR, of Chico. Source: "Chico's Grand Army of the Republic", transcribed Descriptive Book of Halleck Post 19, by Paradise Genealogical Society, published in the Goldmine, Volume 32:2 – Fall 1999.
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Birth and death dates and locations from California Death Index Records.
~~~
Chico Enterprise, Tuesday, August 18, 1942, pg 1 col 3-4: "James McConnell, Second to Last G.A.R. Veteran, Dies. Chico members of the G.A.R. dwindled to one today with the death in the Yountville soldiers home of James F. McConnell, 93, who many times has been honored at patriotic services in Chico.
McConnell, who was a private in Capt. Edward Lemmers' Volunteers in the Civil War, died early this morning. Suffering from infirmities of old age, he left Chico last March and entered the Yountville Home. He enlisted August 13, 1864 and was discharged in Alexandria, Va., in 1965.
McConnell was a prominent member of the Halleck Relief Corps and with Chico's lone G.A.R. survivor, John Mullen, often had been feted by that organization.
The body will be brought to Chico for funeral services, arrangements for which will be made by the Black and Johnson funeral service.
~~~
Chico Record, Wednesday, August 19, 1942, pg 1 col 2-3: Only One Left. James McConnell, 93, One of Remaining G.A.R. Members Passes, Rites Tomorrow.
Late rites will be held here tomorrow afternoon for James F. McConnell, 93, one of Chico's two remaining Civil War veterans, who died yesterday morning at Yountville Veterans Home.
The G.A.R. veteran, who fought as a private with Lemmer's Volunteers in 1864-65, passed away during the early hours of the morning. He had been an inmate of the veterans home since March of this year.
Many times feted at Chico patriotic services, he shared honors with John Mullen, who is now the city's sole G.A.R. survivor.
Rites will be held at 2 p.m. at Black and Johnson Funeral Home, under the auspices of Halleck Relief Corps. He will be buried in the veterans' plot of Chico Cemetery.
For years McConnell had lived with John Whitaker, early day Indian fighter, on East Ninth Street, and was a familiar figure at all parades and patriotic occasions.
His last public appearance was in March 1941, when with Company G, Chico's National Guard unit, was inducted into the federal service. McConnell occupied a place of honor on the speaker's platform.
John Mullen, who is now over 96, was ill and unable to sit with him. Mullen resides at 1505 Oleander St. He is the only remaining veteran in Butte County, Col. Veach of Gridley, the third oldest, passing two years ago.
~~~
Chico Enterprise, Wednesday, August 19, 1942, pg 3 col 5: Military Honors for J. McConnell. Full military honors will be accorded James McConnell, widely known and beloved Civil War veteran, who died yesterday morning, at the Veteran's home in Yountville, at services to be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Black and Johnson Funeral home.
Chapel services will be conducted by Chico Post No. 1555, Veteran's of Foreign Wars under the supervision of Norman O. Johansen, commander of the Post.
Interment will follow in the Veteran's plot of the Chico cemetery, under the auspices of Halleck Relief Corps, with Mrs. Hazel Meinberg, president, presiding.
~~~
Chico Enterprise, Thursday, August 20, 1942, pg 3 col 2: Military funeral services were held today at 2 o'clock at the Black and Johnson Funeral home, for James F. McConnell, Civil War Veteran and long respected resident of Chico and community who died at the Veteran's Home in Yountville last Tuesday.
Services were largely attended by Veteran's organization, particularly the VFW and members of Halleck Relief Corps, who officiated at the graveside services. The Rev. L.G. Morony officiated at the chapel services.
The Melodist quartet sang 'Tenting Tonight' and "Soldier Boy' accompanied at the console by Mrs. Louise Kloor.
Interment followed in the Veteran's plot of the Chico cemetery with the following members of the VFW Chico Post No. 1555 acting as casket bearers: Jack Burnett, Harry Clark, William Wielt, Warren Taylor, Ralph Muller and William Meinberg.
The salute to the dead was by the firing squad from the Chico Army Flying school.
~~~
93-year-old James Frances McConnell was interred, per the Chico Cemetery Association Records, in the plot noted, on August 20, 1942.
Company F, 52nd New York Infantry-Civil War.
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James McConnell, age 18, a resident of Waterloo (Seneca County), New York enlisted as a private in Company F, New York 52nd Infantry Regiment at Waterloo New York on August 13, 1864. He was mustered out on June 5, 1865 at Alexandria Virginia. Source: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, and New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865.
~~~
J. McConnell, aged 56, born New York, occupation farmer, joined the Major General Henry W. Halleck Post No. 19, GAR, of Chico. Source: "Chico's Grand Army of the Republic", transcribed Descriptive Book of Halleck Post 19, by Paradise Genealogical Society, published in the Goldmine, Volume 32:2 – Fall 1999.
~~~
Birth and death dates and locations from California Death Index Records.
~~~
Chico Enterprise, Tuesday, August 18, 1942, pg 1 col 3-4: "James McConnell, Second to Last G.A.R. Veteran, Dies. Chico members of the G.A.R. dwindled to one today with the death in the Yountville soldiers home of James F. McConnell, 93, who many times has been honored at patriotic services in Chico.
McConnell, who was a private in Capt. Edward Lemmers' Volunteers in the Civil War, died early this morning. Suffering from infirmities of old age, he left Chico last March and entered the Yountville Home. He enlisted August 13, 1864 and was discharged in Alexandria, Va., in 1965.
McConnell was a prominent member of the Halleck Relief Corps and with Chico's lone G.A.R. survivor, John Mullen, often had been feted by that organization.
The body will be brought to Chico for funeral services, arrangements for which will be made by the Black and Johnson funeral service.
~~~
Chico Record, Wednesday, August 19, 1942, pg 1 col 2-3: Only One Left. James McConnell, 93, One of Remaining G.A.R. Members Passes, Rites Tomorrow.
Late rites will be held here tomorrow afternoon for James F. McConnell, 93, one of Chico's two remaining Civil War veterans, who died yesterday morning at Yountville Veterans Home.
The G.A.R. veteran, who fought as a private with Lemmer's Volunteers in 1864-65, passed away during the early hours of the morning. He had been an inmate of the veterans home since March of this year.
Many times feted at Chico patriotic services, he shared honors with John Mullen, who is now the city's sole G.A.R. survivor.
Rites will be held at 2 p.m. at Black and Johnson Funeral Home, under the auspices of Halleck Relief Corps. He will be buried in the veterans' plot of Chico Cemetery.
For years McConnell had lived with John Whitaker, early day Indian fighter, on East Ninth Street, and was a familiar figure at all parades and patriotic occasions.
His last public appearance was in March 1941, when with Company G, Chico's National Guard unit, was inducted into the federal service. McConnell occupied a place of honor on the speaker's platform.
John Mullen, who is now over 96, was ill and unable to sit with him. Mullen resides at 1505 Oleander St. He is the only remaining veteran in Butte County, Col. Veach of Gridley, the third oldest, passing two years ago.
~~~
Chico Enterprise, Wednesday, August 19, 1942, pg 3 col 5: Military Honors for J. McConnell. Full military honors will be accorded James McConnell, widely known and beloved Civil War veteran, who died yesterday morning, at the Veteran's home in Yountville, at services to be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Black and Johnson Funeral home.
Chapel services will be conducted by Chico Post No. 1555, Veteran's of Foreign Wars under the supervision of Norman O. Johansen, commander of the Post.
Interment will follow in the Veteran's plot of the Chico cemetery, under the auspices of Halleck Relief Corps, with Mrs. Hazel Meinberg, president, presiding.
~~~
Chico Enterprise, Thursday, August 20, 1942, pg 3 col 2: Military funeral services were held today at 2 o'clock at the Black and Johnson Funeral home, for James F. McConnell, Civil War Veteran and long respected resident of Chico and community who died at the Veteran's Home in Yountville last Tuesday.
Services were largely attended by Veteran's organization, particularly the VFW and members of Halleck Relief Corps, who officiated at the graveside services. The Rev. L.G. Morony officiated at the chapel services.
The Melodist quartet sang 'Tenting Tonight' and "Soldier Boy' accompanied at the console by Mrs. Louise Kloor.
Interment followed in the Veteran's plot of the Chico cemetery with the following members of the VFW Chico Post No. 1555 acting as casket bearers: Jack Burnett, Harry Clark, William Wielt, Warren Taylor, Ralph Muller and William Meinberg.
The salute to the dead was by the firing squad from the Chico Army Flying school.
~~~
93-year-old James Frances McConnell was interred, per the Chico Cemetery Association Records, in the plot noted, on August 20, 1942.
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James McConnell, age 18, a resident of Waterloo (Seneca County), New York enlisted as a private in Company F, New York 52nd Infantry Regiment at Waterloo New York on August 13, 1864. He was mustered out on June 5, 1865 at Alexandria Virginia. Source: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, and New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865.
~~~
J. McConnell, aged 56, born New York, occupation farmer, joined the Major General Henry W. Halleck Post No. 19, GAR, of Chico. Source: "Chico's Grand Army of the Republic", transcribed Descriptive Book of Halleck Post 19, by Paradise Genealogical Society, published in the Goldmine, Volume 32:2 – Fall 1999.
~~~
Birth and death dates and locations from California Death Index Records.
~~~
Chico Enterprise, Tuesday, August 18, 1942, pg 1 col 3-4: "James McConnell, Second to Last G.A.R. Veteran, Dies. Chico members of the G.A.R. dwindled to one today with the death in the Yountville soldiers home of James F. McConnell, 93, who many times has been honored at patriotic services in Chico.
McConnell, who was a private in Capt. Edward Lemmers' Volunteers in the Civil War, died early this morning. Suffering from infirmities of old age, he left Chico last March and entered the Yountville Home. He enlisted August 13, 1864 and was discharged in Alexandria, Va., in 1965.
McConnell was a prominent member of the Halleck Relief Corps and with Chico's lone G.A.R. survivor, John Mullen, often had been feted by that organization.
The body will be brought to Chico for funeral services, arrangements for which will be made by the Black and Johnson funeral service.
~~~
Chico Record, Wednesday, August 19, 1942, pg 1 col 2-3: Only One Left. James McConnell, 93, One of Remaining G.A.R. Members Passes, Rites Tomorrow.
Late rites will be held here tomorrow afternoon for James F. McConnell, 93, one of Chico's two remaining Civil War veterans, who died yesterday morning at Yountville Veterans Home.
The G.A.R. veteran, who fought as a private with Lemmer's Volunteers in 1864-65, passed away during the early hours of the morning. He had been an inmate of the veterans home since March of this year.
Many times feted at Chico patriotic services, he shared honors with John Mullen, who is now the city's sole G.A.R. survivor.
Rites will be held at 2 p.m. at Black and Johnson Funeral Home, under the auspices of Halleck Relief Corps. He will be buried in the veterans' plot of Chico Cemetery.
For years McConnell had lived with John Whitaker, early day Indian fighter, on East Ninth Street, and was a familiar figure at all parades and patriotic occasions.
His last public appearance was in March 1941, when with Company G, Chico's National Guard unit, was inducted into the federal service. McConnell occupied a place of honor on the speaker's platform.
John Mullen, who is now over 96, was ill and unable to sit with him. Mullen resides at 1505 Oleander St. He is the only remaining veteran in Butte County, Col. Veach of Gridley, the third oldest, passing two years ago.
~~~
Chico Enterprise, Wednesday, August 19, 1942, pg 3 col 5: Military Honors for J. McConnell. Full military honors will be accorded James McConnell, widely known and beloved Civil War veteran, who died yesterday morning, at the Veteran's home in Yountville, at services to be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Black and Johnson Funeral home.
Chapel services will be conducted by Chico Post No. 1555, Veteran's of Foreign Wars under the supervision of Norman O. Johansen, commander of the Post.
Interment will follow in the Veteran's plot of the Chico cemetery, under the auspices of Halleck Relief Corps, with Mrs. Hazel Meinberg, president, presiding.
~~~
Chico Enterprise, Thursday, August 20, 1942, pg 3 col 2: Military funeral services were held today at 2 o'clock at the Black and Johnson Funeral home, for James F. McConnell, Civil War Veteran and long respected resident of Chico and community who died at the Veteran's Home in Yountville last Tuesday.
Services were largely attended by Veteran's organization, particularly the VFW and members of Halleck Relief Corps, who officiated at the graveside services. The Rev. L.G. Morony officiated at the chapel services.
The Melodist quartet sang 'Tenting Tonight' and "Soldier Boy' accompanied at the console by Mrs. Louise Kloor.
Interment followed in the Veteran's plot of the Chico cemetery with the following members of the VFW Chico Post No. 1555 acting as casket bearers: Jack Burnett, Harry Clark, William Wielt, Warren Taylor, Ralph Muller and William Meinberg.
The salute to the dead was by the firing squad from the Chico Army Flying school.
~~~
93-year-old James Frances McConnell was interred, per the Chico Cemetery Association Records, in the plot noted, on August 20, 1942.
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