Michael Kelly Lawler
Born: November 16, 1814
Birthplace: Monasterevin County, Kildare, Ireland
Father: John Lawler
Mother: Elizabeth Kelly
Wife: Elizabeth Hart Crenshaw 1820 – 1908
(Buried: Lawler Cemetery, Equality, Illinois)
Children:
Sina Elizabeth Lawler Evans 1842 – 1915
(Buried: Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas)
Raphael Edward Lawler 1858 – 1927
(Buried: Lawler Cemetery, Equality, Illinois)
Occupation before War:Attorney in Gallatin County, Illinois
Served in the Mexican American War rising to Captain
Farmer and Mercantile Businessman in Gallatin County, Illinois
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 18th Illinois Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
1862 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1863: Served with distinction in the Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign
1863 – 1865: Served as Division Commander in Louisiana Dept. of Gulf
1864: Served in the Red River Campaign
1864: Served in the expedition to secure crossing of Atchafalaya River
1865: Brevetted to the rank of Major General on March 13th
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army
Occupation after War:
Attorney and Farmer in Shawneetown, Illinois
Died: July 26, 1882
Place of Death: Shawneetown, Illinois
Cause of Death: Softening of the brain
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Hickory Hill Cemetery, Junction, Illinois
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