Timeline
Birth- 1832
County Cavan, Ireland
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Unit
28th Infantry
Branch
Army
Company
F&S
State
Massachusetts
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Gold Star
Discharge
Colonel
Enlistment
Colonel
Death- Apr 1964-Age: 132 years
Washington D.C.
Colonel Byrnes fell, mortally wounded, while leading the brigade during the attack on the entrenchments at Cold Harbor, Virginia.
Burial
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York
Other Facts
Full Name
Richard Byrnes
Gender
Male