Captain James P. Hennessey

Soldiers:

HENNESSEY, CAPT. JAMES P., born in County Cork, Ireland, 1827. He came to this country about 1847, and settled in New Haven, where he wedded Miss Catherine Walsh. He enlisted into the Ninth, Sept. 5, 1861, and was mustered captain of Company E, Oct. 30, that year. He resigned Oct. 25, 1862, and was honorably discharged. One of his sons, Richard Hennessey, was a drummer boy in the company, enlisting Sept. 4, 1861, when aged but 11 years, and 10 months. This was under the age prescribed, but the matter was satisfactorily arranged. Richard, like his father, served with fidelity and courage.

Capt. Hennessey, was survived by his widow and six children, the latter being Richard, already mentioned, John, Charlotte, James, Andrew, and Theresa. James was, for a number of years, brigade chief trumpeter in the National Guard of Connecticut. The Rev. F. J. Hennessey, a grandson of Capt. Hennessey, is a priest of the Catholic diocese of Hartford.

His descendants include Carole Partridge and Dr Stephen Yardan.

Cpl John Alexander
Pvt Albert Andrews
Mus Charles Andre
Pvt Josiah Barker
Pvt David Barry
QM Nathan Bennett
Lt John Bolger
Sgt William Brown
Pvt Dominick Burns
Sgt Bernard Caffrey
Col Thomas W. Cahill
Pvt John I. Cain
Pvt Ambrose Carney
Lt John Carroll
Lt Daniel Carroll
Pvt John Carroll
Lt Patrick T. Claffee
Capt Thomas Coates
Cpl John P. Coen
Cpl Michael P. Coen
Sgt Michael Cronan
Pvt Patrick Cullen
Capt Elliot Curtis
Lt John Curtis
Mus Dennis Deegan
Pvt Levi S. Drew
Capt John Duffy
Lt Fredrick M. Fairchild
Pvt Daniel Farrell
Lt Col Richard FitzGibbon
Pvt Patrick Flanagan
Mjr Frederick Frye
Surg Charles Gallagher
Capt Patrick Garvey
Sgt Daniel Gallagher
Lt William Gleeson
Capt James Graham
Sgt Malachi Hackett
Pvt John Hazlett
Prin Muc John Healy
Lt Col John G Healy
Pvt Edward Heffernan
Sgt Daniel Heffernan
Capt James Hennessey
Pvt Michael Horrigan
Lt Patrick Ingoldsby
Pvt Martin Joyce
Pvt Patrick Kane
Pvt Patrick Lane
Pvt Patrick Larkin
Lt Joseph Lawler
Lt James Lawler
Lt Thomas Lawler
Pvt John Marlow
Capt Michael McCarten
Chap Daniel Mullen
Sgt James T. Mullen
Lt Michael Mullins
Capt Lawrence O'Brien
Lt William O'Keefe
Lt Daniel O'Sullivan
Capt Charles Palmer
Sgt Phillip Reilley
Chap Leo Rizzo
Sgt Timothy Ryan
Capt Gary Scott
Lt John Shaw
Capt Terrance Sheridan
Lt Christian Streit
Sgt Thomas Tallmadge
Capt David C. Warner
Pvt Robert Walsh
Capt Michael Williams
Capt William Wright