Search Member List Calendar Help. Login β Register. Threaded Mode Linear Mode. Post: 1. This is for anyone working on Harney. This time I see his record differently this time See "U. This is not earth shaking, and we may not find him sooner, but we should be working with the correct information. The man just above him - enlisted the same day - same place, HE- deserted 28 June Stay tuned in Post: 2.
Up to this point, we generally agree that he snuck off to some prairie town and hid for the rest of his life, under another name. Maybe not. Harney has spent most of his life at war. I think he might have continued this "profession" and joined the "Fenians".
That was an Irish Brotherhood, in the U. The Fenians decided to invade Canada, and hold it, until the Homeland was made Free. They did fight. They were doing quite well, until the U. Then they began to lose. As you already know Harney was Irish-born, and he had skills that the Fenians could use. I'm looking for him in their records. And 6 with Whom? I feel that one of those Tom Harneys in remote Montana, etc. If you have any ideas, tell me about them. Post: 3. That fits exactly what I was looking for.
I don't really trust that, but I will use it until I can prove otherwise. He may not be the father - if he married a Widow. I need help from some of our members in Canada. What is included in "Canada East"? I lose that family completely about , did they move back to Canada? I'm hoping to find that Thomas went to Canada with the Fenians, and came back with Catherine and the little ones.
Stay tuned! Post: 4. Here's a look at Harney's life in the 2nd U. Infantry, Company B. At that time, the 2nd Inf. Of course , today the Fort is in ruins, but it is identifiable. It was on the West bank of the river, near the South Dakota - Nebraska border.
