1863, 2nd Casualty of US Civil War, Major Andrew Gallwey, son of the late John Gallwey, Esq., Skibbereen.

DEATHS.
At Baton Rouge, La., U.S. America, Major Andrew Gallwey, son of the late John Gallwey, Esq., Skibbereen. Having been wounded at the taking of Port Hudson, he was removed to Baton Rouge, where he died on the 9th July, a Christian soldier, fortified by all the rites of the Catholic Church, in the 26th year of his age. His brother Edward was the first victim whose life was sacrificed in the present American war.¹ He was killed at Fort Sumter, on the 13th April, 1861, aged 20 years.—May they rest in peace.

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Edward Gallwey was actually the second casualty of the Civil War, having been mortally wounded when a cannon exploded while firing a salute at the ceremony surrendering Fort Sumter to the Confederate forces. The first fatality was Pvt. Daniel Hough who was killed in the same accident. Thus the first casualties of the Civil War were from “friendly fire,” the first deaths from hostile action taking place when the 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia forced their way through Baltimore on their way to Washington on the 19th of April 1861.

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Genealogy of Galweys of Castlehaven, West Cork from c 1650.

 

Michael Gallwey b 1790, Kilkeran, Co. Cork, Brewer and Provider of Royal Mail Coach Service from Cork to Skibbereen and Waterford and his brother Charles b 1811 Major with Sir De Lacy Evan’s Legion against the Spanish Carlists (1835-7) and Some Galwey Magistrates adn Lawyers.

 

Named Voters 1850 Election between Denis McCarthy Galwey, William Hungerford, George Travers for Position of High Constable in Barony of Ibane and Barryroe (Clonkilty), Co. Cork.

 

 

1763, Death at age of 102 of Henry Galwey Esq., Bantry From a Former Very Opulent Family Honest people Reduced in Recent Years Of Frequent Seizures Falling On Hard Times.

 

Genealogy of Galweys of Castlehaven West Cork including Attainment for Treason 1691, William Galwey in 1717 Decreed as a ‘Popish Inhabitant’ to pay under a ‘Robbery Warrant’ jointly with William Donovan £244 for Robbery, Committed by ‘Toreys, Robbers and Rapparees of the Popish Religion’ to Colonel Bryan Townsend and the Bordeaux, France Galweys.

 

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