Civil war myserty

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what unit was he with?

PVT Danuel J. O'Connor (1856-1909) - Find a...

Dan. J. O'Connor Served as a Drummer Boy for one of the Connecticut Vol. Regiments out of Hartford (Which one is Unknown) during the Civil War of 1861-65 His Head stone has the G.A.R. Logo on it (G.A.R. Grand Army of the Republic a Civil War Veteran's group) He died Jan 10 1906 at age 50. The...

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[Story]

Find his GAR hall, his unit had to be recorded there. Good luck with your chase.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

Is there any indication on his headstone that he was a member of the GAR or indeed served as a drummer boy in the CW? (Given his birth date, he would have been aged 9 years in the final year of the war - thought this young age for a Union drummer boy was extremely unlikely, although there were known to be a very select few).