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Derivan Patrick
1834 - 1863 (29 years)-
Name Derivan Patrick Born 1834 Ireland 
Gender Male Died 16 Aug 1863 Fox Lake, Dodge, Trenton Township, Wisconsin, USA [1] Buried Fox Lake, Dodge County, Trenton Township, Wisconsin, USA Person ID I37 My Genealogy Last Modified 9 Jul 2023
Father Derivan James, Sr., b. 1798, Lusmagh Rd, Banagher, Offaly, Ireland , d. 1875, Fox Lake, Dodge, Trenton Township, Wisconsin, USA (Age 77 years) Relationship natural Mother Mulvaney Bridget, b. 1810, County Offaly, Ireland , d. 1880, Fox Lake, Dodge, Trenton Township, Wisconsin, USA (Age 70 years) Relationship natural Married Abt 1825 Ireland Family ID F3584 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Patrick signed up for duty at the age of 26 on August 21, 1862. He mustered at Camp Randall as a musician in Company E, 29th Wisconsin Infantry. The regiment moved to Helena, Arkansas in early November and saw action at Helena on December 5th. At Milliken’s Bend, Louisiana, the regiment saw terrible battles over the spring and summer. It participated in the Battle of Port Gibson on May 1; Battle of Champion’s Hill, May 16; Siege of Vicksburg, May 18-July with assaults May 19 and 22; advance on Jackson, Mississippi July 4-10 with a siege from the 10-17. At that point the unit was ordered to New Orleans, but Patrick went home to Fox Lake on furlough for the month of August, 1863.
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From the Beaver Dam Argus:
"after a drink from a glass of liquor on the way home, Patrick became insane as could be clearly seen by his talk and actions. He declared that he would not go back to the war, even if he had to kill himself. A close watch was kept on him, but on Sunday he succeeded in leaving the house without being discovered. As soon as he was missed, his father started in search of him and in a very few minutes heard the report of a gun. To his horror, he found his son lying dead from a gunshot to his head. It was believed that the liquor contained poison and was the cause of his insanity."
Buried in Annunciation Cemetery, Fox Lake, Dodge, Trenton Township, Wisconsin, USA - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59648731
- Patrick signed up for duty at the age of 26 on August 21, 1862. He mustered at Camp Randall as a musician in Company E, 29th Wisconsin Infantry. The regiment moved to Helena, Arkansas in early November and saw action at Helena on December 5th. At Milliken’s Bend, Louisiana, the regiment saw terrible battles over the spring and summer. It participated in the Battle of Port Gibson on May 1; Battle of Champion’s Hill, May 16; Siege of Vicksburg, May 18-July with assaults May 19 and 22; advance on Jackson, Mississippi July 4-10 with a siege from the 10-17. At that point the unit was ordered to New Orleans, but Patrick went home to Fox Lake on furlough for the month of August, 1863.
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Sources - [S50] FamilySearch Family Tree, (Name: MyHeritage;), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-977784476/william-healy-in-familysearch-family-tree.
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- [S50] FamilySearch Family Tree, (Name: MyHeritage;), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-977784476/william-healy-in-familysearch-family-tree.