A resident of Wallingford, Martin Joyce enlisted in the Ninth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Company B, on September 30, 1861 and was mustered October 4, 1861. He re-enlisted on January 6, 1864 and was transferred to Company A, 9th Battalion C. V. October 12, 1864. He was mustered out on August 3, 1865.
He died January 15, 1872 from a fall down a flight of stairs. He was buried at Saint Patricks Cemetery in Meriden, CT.
Descendant Joseph Kelly of New Jersey provided the following photo of Joyce along with photos of Joyce’s artifacts.
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