John Ferry

DOB; 1843
POB; New York USA
DOD; July 3rd, 1863
POD; Gettysburg PA, USA

Enlisted in New York City to serve three years as a private; Company "I" 88th New York State
Volunteers (Irish Brigade) on December 11th, 1861
Transferred to Company "B" June 12th, 1863
Killed in Action July 3rd, 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg

Buried at The National Cemetery Gettysburg Pa.

1st Lieutenant/adjutant William (Augustus) McClelland

DOB; 1839
POB; New Jersey
DOD; July 3rd, 1863
POD; Gettysburg , PA.

Enlisted at Jersey City, New Jersey for three years, Sept. 30th 1861
Company "G" 88th New York Volunteers (Irish Brigade)
Wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg; promoted to sergeant December 13th, 1862
Mustered in as 2nd Lieutenant November 26th. 1862
Became 1st Lieutenant/ adjutant May 1st, 1863
Transferred from Comp. "G" to  Field and Staff  May 13th, 1863
Mortally wounded July 2nd. 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg

Buried at The National Cemetery Gettysburg, PA

James H. McBride

 Enlisted at New York City to serve three years.
Mustered in as a private in Company "A" of the 88th New York State Volunteers
(Irish Brigade) August 8th, 1862.

Killed in Action at the Battle of Gettysburg July 2nd, 1863

Buried at The National Cemetery at Gettysburg Pennsylvania

Dennis F. Burke

Born: April 15th, 1840
P.O.B. Limerick County Cork, Ireland
Died: October 19th, 1893
P.O.D. New York City, USA
Lt. Colonel 88th New York (Irish Brigade) November 1864

Burke began in the 88th as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company "C". He was wounded three times at Fredericksburg, then Chancellorsville and then at Petersburg during a night attack at Fort Mahone) He did receive Brevet Colonel rank April 9th, 1865 and mustered out June 30th, 1865.

Dennis Burke , along with Lt. B. McDermott and Colonel Michael Kerwin (Who would later marry Burke's widow) were arrested in Dublin, Ireland on suspension of habeas corpus in February of 1866. He was jailed at Mountjoy jail for seven months where  the photo below was taken. He was returned to the United States and became a publisher of  "The Emerald" and "The Irish People".

Dennis Burke is buried at Woodlawn  (Calvary) Cemetery in the Bronx






Lt. Colonel Burke's sash and belt