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McGough, McGeough, and McGue Soldiers in U.S. Civil War, 1861–1865 by Hugh McGough

Here is a list of McGoughs, McGeoughs, and McGues, who were soldiers in the United States Civil War of 1861 to 1865. My primary source of these names is the Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System, a searchable index of names published by the National Park System. That site includes a history of each military unit. The list of names has been organized by state by Ancestry.com and is published by them on their page U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861–1865.

The Civil War Research Database (available by subscription on Ancestry.com) is an effort to compile and link all available records of common soldiers in the Civil War. Historic Data Systems has compiled and interlinked a wide array of records including state rosters, pension records, regimental histories, photos, and journals. The database has, to date, digitized, indexed, and linked the roster records of 2,100,000 soldiers (out of about 4,000,000 who served), 2,719 regimental chronicles, 1,010 officer profiles, 3,343 battle synopses, and 1,012 soldier photographs. I have included some of the information from this data base in the lists below. A few names that were not on the basic list appear here. I have included those names below.

The Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861–1934 is also available by subscription on Ancestry.com. I have not usually included information available there that I had already obtained from my primary sources, but if there is a genealogical clue, such as the age of a mother or widow, I have included it. Also, I hare included pensioners who are not included in my basic lists. The Index also includes some veterans of the Spanish-American War; for example, Isaac E. McGoff who is listed below under Vermont.

The 1890 Veterans Schedules, which were designed to cover only Union troops, and which were part of the 1890 census, are available on Ancestry.com, and the information is included here.

If I have found names from other sources, I have added them—with a link if the source is on the web. Civil War Rosters—Arranged by State is a good source, and claims to be "the most complete list of Civil War roster Links on the web." See also: Online Civil War Indexes, Records & Rosters—A Genealogy Guide—General Civil War Records Websites.

The names of soldiers who died while on active duty are printed in red.

These soldiers are listed according to the state they served in the civil war. That state may not always be the state in which they resided. Usually, they are listed alphabetically within the state that they served. The first section under Alabama is unique in that it deals with seven brothers, three of whom served in the Union Army and four of whom served in the Confederate States Army.

Alabama

Walker County—Seven Sons of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix

Seven of the thirteen son of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix served in the military in the Civil War, three in Union units, and four in Confederate units. This family receives special treatment on this page. In this section, I list the sons according to age. Below this section is an alphabetical list of all Alabama soldiers.

William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix were married in Bibb county, Alabama, on January 5, 1835. Early Marriages of Bibb County, Alabama. Carolyn McGough Rowe, in her book: A Glimpse of the Past—Descendants of Robert McGough (b. 1725 Northern Ireland), gives a good history of this family beginning on page 80. Rowe says that William and Welthy had "thirteen sons; the first being born the year they were married and one being born every other year thereafter like clockwork for twenty-seven years."

Near the end of 1840, William and Welthy and their family moved from Bibb county to Coosa county, Alabama, along with William's father and mother, John McGough and Elizabeth "Polly" Brooks. Both families are listed in the 1840 census of Coosa county, Alabama. William McGough and his family are listed in Sockopartoy precinct. See my page: McGoughs in the 1840 Census of the United States.

Sometime before 1850, William B. McGough and his family moved on from Coosa county to Walker county, Alabama. They are listed in the 1850 census of Walker county under the surname McGuah with their seven sons, ranging in age from 15 to 3. See my page: McGoughs and McGues in the 1850 Census of the United States. The family is listed as McGough in the 1860 census of Walker county and more of their history will be found on my page: McGoughs and McGues in the 1860 Census of the United States.

The seven sons of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix who served in the military in the US Civil War were

James Anderson McGough, Sr., who was born on December 21, 1835, in Bibb county Alabama. Rowe says, at page 85:

"According to his father, James Anderson was a Northern Sympathizer during the Civil War and was forcibly inducted into the Confederate Army by the Conscript Act and a company of Rebel Soldiers from the 43rd Al Inf Reg Co 'H', who came to his home at 'took him' and his brother, William. His father stated in his deposition that James deserted at Petersburg, went into the Federal lines to surrender and stayed in Ohio until the close of the war. He had three children at the time. James' first son born after he returned from the war was named 'Sherman'." (born in 1866).

43rd Regiment, Alabma Infantry Confederate Alabama. Company H. Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name James/McJough (Film Number M374 roll 30)

William McGough, who was born in 1837 in Alabama, in Bibb or Coosa county. Rowe says, at page 87:

"William was also a Northern Sympathizer according to his father's statement but was forcibly drafted by the 43rd Ala Inf Reg Co. 'H', CSA, as was his older brother, James. William had two children at the time. He was killed in Mobile, AL on 1 November 1863."

Alabama Civil War Soldiers Index lists: McGough, William 43rd Alabama Regiment H.

John McGough was born on February 9, 1839, in Coosa county, Alabama. Rowe, at page 90, quotes from an affidavit of John McGough in support of his pension application:

"In April, 1862, at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, I enlisted as a private in Company 'H', 43rd Alabama Infantry, CSA. My company went from there to Mobile, Alabama where the regiment was mustered into Gracies' Brigade. I continued actively in the service with the 43rd Alabama until about July 25th, 1864, when I was seriously wounded at the siege of Petersburg, Va, having my feet shattered and wounded by the explosion of a bomb shell. I was sent then to Richmond, Va, to the hospital and from there furloughed to my home. I stayed at tome until my wounds recovered sufficiently for me to go back into the service. The lines of communication were so bad at that time that I could not return to Virginia. I then joined Maj Woodward Battalion and went to North Alabama with it. My horse was killed in service and Maj Woodward told me to come back home and get another mount and rejoin the Army, which I did and joined the (Co 'K') 4th Alabama Regiment (Roddey's) near Montevallo, Alabama and was with them at the time of the surrender of that Regiment near Selma, Alabama. ... I was paroled at Pond Springs (Lawrence Co AL) now Wheeler Station."

John McGough, the third son of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix, was born on February 9, 1839. Rowe, at page 90, describes him as the "one true Southerner among a family of Northern Sympathizers."

John McGough of Company H, 43rd Alabama, is listed in the Alabama Civil War Soldiers Index. John McGough, born on February 9, 1839, is listed as a veteran of the 43rd Alabama Infantry in The 1907 Census of Confederate Soldiers in Walker County, Alabama.

Joseph McGough was born about 1841 in Bibb county (or possibly Walker county) Alabama. Rowe, at page 94, says:

"According to a deposition given by Joseph's father, Joseph left home on 8 September 1862 and joined the 1st Alabama Calvary, Co. 'A', 1st Regiment, commanded by Captain Frank C, Burdick, US Army as a Private. ... Joseph joined the war in Iuka, Mississippi (just across the Mississippi line from Florence, Alabama) and died four and one half months later, on January 25, 1863, in Corinth, Mississippi, just twenty-five miles away. When he enlisted, Joseph is shown as being 5'9" with light complexion, gray eyes and brown hair, an being a farmer. The records also indicated Joseph reported for duty on October 1, 1862, in Iuka, MS and was already 'sick in quarters' for the November and December roll call. This means he must have caught the measles almost immediately after arriving in Iuka. He died from a 'relapse of measles', which meant he would have been sick for some time before he died. If this is true, Joseph saw very little action in the war. The records indicated he never received any pay and I have not found where he was buried."

1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry Union Alabama. Company A. Rank in and out: Private (Film Number M263 roll 1).

Martha J, McGue (nee Martha Jane Guess, or Gist), widow of Joseph McGough (alias Josephus McGue), of Company A, 1st Alabama Calvary, applied for a widow's benefit on June 12, 1905. Martha was apparently living in Kentucky at the time of the application. There was also an application on August 24, 1872, by William I. Long, guardian, for a minor's benefit. William R. Long of Allens Factory, Marion county, Alabama, was appointed guardian of Joseph's son, William Buell McGough, who had been born in Thorn Hill, Marion county, on April 29, 1862. Long was appointed guardian about 6 months after Joseph's widow married William J. Connally on February 15, 1872. Rowe, page 94.

Here is information from 1st Alabama Cavalry Searchable Roster from the website of the 1st Alabama Cavalry— United States Volunteers.

Joseph McGough
Age: 21
Birthplace: Bibb Co., NC
Occupation: Farmer
Rank at enlistment: Private
Company Assignment: A
9/8/1862 Enlisted Iuka, MS
10/1/1862 Mustered In Corinth, MS
1/25/1863 Died Corinth, MS
Notes: Brother of Richard McGough.

The birth place of Bibb county, North Carolinas, should read Bibb county, Alabama. Rowe, at page 94, says that Joseph McGough died from a relapse of measles.

Thomas McGough (Blind Tom) was born on January 29, 1842, in Alabama. Rowe, page 94.

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 October 1863.
Enlisted in Company E, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 30 November 1863.
Received a disability discharge from Company E, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 26 July 1865. He is listed below under Illinois.

Name: Thomas McGough
Residence: Olney, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 28 October 1863
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 October 1863.
Enlisted in Company E, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 30 November 1863.
Received a disability discharge from Company E, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 26 July 1865.

The roster of Company "E" 6th Illinois Cavalry lists

"McGOUGH, Thomas Recruit Olney November 30, 1863 Discharged July 26, 1865; disabil."

Rowe, at page 94, says:

"Tom contracted Small Pox while in service and due to lack of proper treatment, was blinded. The story that I heard most often was that he was not closely attended and maggots got in his eyes causing him to lose his sight."

Rowe says that after the war, Thomas McGough became a successful Baptist preacher and a "very efficient horse trader."

Thomas McGough, whose service was in Company E, 6th Illinois Cavalry, filed an invalid's claim on January 27, 1868. Sarah Jane McGough (nee Ellison), widow of Thomas McGough, filed a claim for a widow's benefit on June 4, 1898, in Alabama. (Thomas had died on on April 17, 1898, in Walker county, Alabama.). Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861–1934 on Ancestry.com.

George L. McGough was born was born in 1845 in Alabama. Alabama Civil War Soldiers Index lists George McGough as a member of Company H, 43rd Alabama Regiment. He died in the service at White Springs, Virginia, on July 3, 1864. Rowe, at page 88, says:

"Died in Civil War, eight months after he joined 43rd Al Inf Reg, Co 'H' CSA, at Elridge, AL 4 November 1863. This was the same company in which his brothers James & William fought and in which William had dies 3 days before George joined. I do not know whether George joined voluntarily or forcibly."

Richard L. McGough was born on April 14, 1849, in Walker county, Alabama. He enlisted in 1st Alabama Cavalry— United States Volunteers, on March 1, 1865, in Stevenson, Alabama, was mustered in in Nashville Tennessee on April 18, 1865, assigned to Company 'L', and was mustered out on October 20, 1865, in Huntsville, Alabama. See Rowe, page 100.

Richard L. McGough died on February 18,1920, in Walker county, Alabama. Susan A. McGough (nee Susan Amanda O'Mary), widow (and second wife) of Richard L. McGough of Company L, 1st Alabama Cavalry, filed a widow's claim on August 17, 1920. See Rowe, page 100.

Here is information from 1st Alabama Cavalry Searchable Roster from the website of the 1st Alabama Cavalry— United States Volunteers. "The roots of the unit lay with the Southern Unionists of North Alabama. Persecuted for their beliefs by the Confederacy, they lived and died true to the Union."

Richard L Magen/McGaugh/McGane (McGough)
Age: 18
Birthplace: Walker Co., AL
Occupation: Farmer
Rank at enlistment: Private
Company Assignment: L
3/1/1865 Enlisted Stevenson, AL
4/18/1865 Mustered In Nashville, TN
10/20/1865 Mustered Out Huntsville, AL
Notes: Brother of Joseph McGough.

Joseph and Richard served as Union troops in the 1st Alabama Cavalry, United States Volunteers. This unit was formed in Alabama and Tennessee in 1862 from men loyal to the old flag, the stars and stripes, as illustrated by this recruiting poster:

"MEN OF THE HILLS!

Yeomanry. Loyal Southerners. Come to Your Country's Call!

To put down TREASON and REBELLION and hand down to our Children, unimpaired, the Rich Legacy of the Glorious Union achieved and sealed with the blood of our forefathers.

DO NOT CAST YOUR LOT WITH THE REBELS.

The secessionists, the flatlanders, the planters, the so-called gentlemen whose fine daughters do not acknowledge your existence would have you fight their RICH MAN'S WAR. If you join their rebel army it will be a POOR MAN'S FIGHT.

TROUBLESOME TIMES IN ALABAMA FOR UNION MEN.

Loyal Union men of good moral habits - farmers and farmer's sons — are now joining THE FIRST ALABAMA UNION CAVALRY, UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS. Our flag is THE OLD FLAG. Our country is in peril and needs men of valour to fight for Freedom and Uncle Abe.

Muster rolls are open at secret sites in Winston, Franklin, Marion, Blount, Morgan, Randolph, Walker, Jefferson, St. Clair, Lawrence, Fayette, DeKalb and Jackson counties."

Here are a few sources of information on the 1st Alabama Cavalry (Union Army):

1st Alabama Cavalry, United States Volunteers

Links

Books about the First Alabama Cavalry:

First Alabama Cavalry, USA: Homage to Patriotism by Glenda McWhirter Todd

Southerners in Blue: They Defied the Confederacy by Don Umphrey

The Lightning Mule Brigade: The 1863 Raid of Abel Streight into Alabama by Robert L Willett

The Unionist: A Novel of the Civil War by W. Steven Harrell and W. Harrell

The Story of the First Alabama Cavalry by Steve Ross.

William Leroy Swan and Family, one of the 1st's troops.

The Southern Loyalists by Robert Hurst

Places and Dates of Deaths of 1st Alabama Cav US Soldiers

Fatalities of the First Alabama Cavalry.

Nashville Casualties according to Hoole in "Alabama Tories"

Death dates of 1st Alabama Cavalry Soldiers in unknown places.

POW's who died in Andersonville.

McWhirters in the Union Army— The reason Why by: Glenda McWhirter Todd.

Battle Action.

Stories of People, Officer Biographies and more.

Bibliography for Research of 1st Alabama Cavalry submitted by: Joel Mize.

Carolyn McGough Rowe, at page 81, points out that there were no large plantations and few slave owners in Winston and Walker counties, Alabama, from where many of the recruits to the First Alabama Cavalry came. "The small farmers did not align themselves with the faction of Southerners rebelling against the Northern rule. ... In a deposition given by William (the father) after the war to the US government, while trying to receive reimbursement for 'a very fine horse, 500 pounds of bacon, and 20 gallons of molasses', he states:

"I was threatened. They said they would kill me and let the buzzards pick my bones. They tried at one time to burn me out. They set fire in the woods near me for that purpose, but I finally got it put out ... said that we were dangerous men to the Confederacy and that we ought to be hung. ... I had three sons in in the Union Army. Two of them belonged to the 1st Alabama Cavalry under Colonel George E. Spencer (Joseph and Richard). The other one was in the Sixth Illinois Calvary, Company 'E' (Thomas). I had four sons in the Rebel Army (James, William, John & George). They were all of them forced into the army by the Conscript Act. Three of them were true Union men. One of the Union boys (William) died in Mobile about a month after he went into the army. One of the rebel boys (George) died at White Sulphur Springs in less than a month after they took him off. The other Rebel boy (James) deserted at Petersburg and went into the Federal Lines and surrendered and then went to Ohio until the close of the war."

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All Alabama Soldiers—in Alphabetical Order:

D. W. McGough (not on basic list)

Alabama Civil War Soldiers Index lists:

McGough, D W Mobile County Reserves (listed as a one man unit). The muster roll of the Mobile Guards of the Mobile County Reserves says that D. W. McGough enlisted as a private on November 6, 1864. See: Alabama Department of Archives & History—Civil War Soldiers database.

George L. McGough (not on basic list). A son of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix, discussed above.

Alabama Civil War Soldiers Index lists George McGough as a member of Company H, 43rd Alabama Regiment. He died in the service at White Springs, Virginia, on July 3, 1864. Rowe, at page 88, says:

"Died in Civil War, eight months after he joined 43rd Al Inf Reg, Co 'H' CSA, at Elridge, AL 4 November 1863. This was the same company in which his brothers James & William fought and in which William had died 3 days before George joined. I do not know whether George joined voluntarily or forcibly."

See also: Alabama Department of Archives & History—Civil War Soldiers database, from where these entries are extracted:

Last Name: McGough. First Name: George
Date of Birth:
Birth Information: USA, Alabama, Walker County
Enlistment Date: 1863/11/04
Enlistment Information: Alabama, Edridge, Private
Date of Death: 1864/07/03
Death Information: Virginia, White S.(Sulpher?) Springs
Regimental Unit: 43rd Alabama Regiment
Company Unit: H
Authority: Final Statement by N. P. Lawrence, Captain, Petersburg, Virginia 1864/11/05. Approved by Elliott.
Remarks: Enlisted by Captain W. H. Lawrence. He was never paid. He is entitled to pay to July 3, 1864, at which time he died. He never received the bounty of $50. He is entitled to commutation for clothing from November 4, 1863 to July 3, 1864, less stoppages
for clothing drawn since November 4, 1863, the amount of $33.00. His effects left at Hospital.

A George L. McGough, whose service was in Company K, 3rd Alabama Infantry, applied in Alabama for benefits as an invalid on February 6, 1934. (?)

J. J. McGough Hilliard's Legion, Alabama Volunteers Confederate Alabama. Company A, D. Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name James/McGough (Film Number M374 roll 30). He was a younger brother of John R. McGough, below. See Rowe, page 45.

Hilliard's Legion was dissolved on November 25, 1863, and the 2nd and 4th Battalions of Hilliard's legion became the 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment. See: The Civil War in Alabama—Alabama Hilliard's Legion; and Hilliard's Legion 1862–1863.

J. J. McGough 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry Confederate Alabama. Company H. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M374 roll 30). James Jefferson McGough was born on December 7, 1843, in Georgia, and was the sixth child and second son of James and Sarah McGough. Rowe, page 48; where she says:

"He had just turned eighteen when he joined 59th Ala Inf. Co D, CSA, as a private on 1-1-62. He was wounded in the right knee at the battle of Chickamauga, TN. He was with Lee when he surrendered at Appomattox, VA, April 9, 1865. ... His Civil War records indicate he was on a pension for blindness before he died. His wife drew his pension after his death on 25 Dec 1928 in Coolsprings, Crenshaw Co., AL."

James McGough Hilliard's Legion, Alabama Volunteers Confederate Alabama. Company A, D. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M374 roll 30) (James McGough enlisted as a Private. in Company D, Hilliard's 4th Infantry Regiment, Alabama. American Civil War Soldiers on Ancestry.com.)

Alabama Civil War Soldiers Index lists James Jefferson McGough as a member of the 59th Alabama Regiment. See also: Alabama Department of Archives & History—Civil War Soldiers database, from where these entries are extracted from 5 entries:

"Wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga, Tennessee (Georgia).

"Pension Application, Butler County, 1900/07/11. ... Pension Application filed by Eliza McGough, widow. P. O. Address: Runville, Alabama. Age 56 years.

"Served until he was paroled at the close of the war at the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Address, 1921: Route 2 Honorville, Alabama."

James McGough. James Anderson McGough, Sr., a son of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix, discussed above. 43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry Confederate Alabama. Company H. Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name James/McJough (Film Number M374 roll 30)

John McGough (not on basic list). A son of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix, discussed above.

John McGough of Company H, 43rd Alabama, is listed in the Alabama Civil War Soldiers Index. John McGough, born on February 9, 1839, is listed as a veteran of the 43rd Alabama Infantry in The 1907 Census of Confederate Soldiers in Walker County, Alabama.

See also: Alabama Department of Archives & History—Civil War Soldiers database, from where these entries are extracted: "Enlistment Information: Walker County, Private
Remarks: On the roll for January and February, 1862. Absent Without Leave since October 2, 1864--supposed to be home." From another entry: "Remarks: Continued until wounded July 26, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia."

[John McGough, the third son of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix, was born on February 9, 1839. Rowe, at page 90, describes him as the "one true Southerner among a family of Northern Sympathizers."]

John R. McGough 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery Confederate Alabama ( J. N. Lane's Regiment). Company I. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M374 roll 30). Older brother of J. J. (James Jefferson) McGough, above. Rowe, page 45. [

John R. McGough is listed as a private on the muster roll of Company D, 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery. He is also listed in Company I in Company (unclear), 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery.

His widow, Mary A. McGough, filed for pensions under the names John N. McGough in 1891, John A. McGough in 1893, and John R. McGough in 1899, leading to some confusion in the records.

Alabama Civil War Soldiers Index lists:

McGough, John A 1st Alabama Regiment D
McGough, John N 1st Alabama Batt. D
McGough, John R 1st Alabama Batt., J. N. Lane's Regiment D
McGough, John 43rd Alabama H (a different person from John R. McGough).

Alabama Department of Archives & History—Civil War Soldiers database, has a card under John A. McGough, from where these entries are extracted:

"Pension Application, Crenshaw County, 1893/05/13. ... Pension Applicaton filed by M. A. McGough, widow."

A separate card under John N. McGough says:

"Pension Application, Crenshaw County, 1891/05/16. ... Pension Application filed by Mary A. McGough, widow."

A separate card unde John R. McGough says:

"Pension Application, Crenshaw County, 1899/07/10. ... Pension Application filed by M. A. McGough, widow."

The 1860 census of precinct 6, Butler county, Alabama, lists J. R. McGough, age 30, farmer, real estate $1600, personal property $500, born in Georgia. (roll 3, page 242). John R. McGough, born in 1827, was the oldest child of James and Sarah McGough. He served in Company D, 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, CSA, and apparently died shortly after the civil war. His widow and all his children are listed under Mary McGough in the 1870 census in Crenshaw county (Rutledge P.O.), Alabama. He is buried at Salem Church of Christ Cemetery, Honoraville, Crenshaw county, Alabama. Rowe, A Glimpse of the Past, page 46.

Joseph McGough. A son of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix, discussed above.

1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry Union Alabama. Company A. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M263 roll 1).

The 1st Alabama Cavalry, USA, Roster of Soldiers, includes Joseph McGough.

M. C. McGough 43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry Confederate Alabama. Company K. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M374 roll 30)

Richard L. McGough (not on basic list) [Brother of Joseph McGough, above. A son of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix, discussed above.]

Here is information from 1st Alabama Cavalry Searchable Roster from the website of the 1st Alabama Cavalry— United States Volunteers. "The roots of the unit lay with the Southern Unionists of North Alabama. Persecuted for their beliefs by the Confederacy, they lived and died true to the Union."

Richard L Magen/McGaugh/McGane (McGough)
Age: 18
Birthplace: Walker Co., AL
Occupation: Farmer
Rank at enlistment: Private
Company Assignment: L
3/1/1865 Enlisted Stevenson, AL
4/18/1865 Mustered In Nashville, TN
10/20/1865 Mustered Out Huntsville, AL
Notes: Brother of Joseph McGough.

Thomas McGough (Blind Tom). A son of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix, discussed above.

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 October 1863.
Enlisted in Company E, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 30 November 1863.
Received a disability discharge from Company E, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 26 July 1865

William McGough (not on basic list). A son of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix, discussed above.

Alabama Civil War Soldiers Index lists:

McGough, William 43rd Alabama Regiment H

Alabama Department of Archives & History—Civil War Soldiers database, has a card entry with the remark: "Claim filed by Anna McGough, widow, Walker County, Alabama November 1, 1863. No desertion listed, no seal of court, etc. -Supplied and Verified October 6, 1864."

Arkansas

See: Arkansas Confederate Regimental Histories—Infantry

Gehue McGoff , Confederate, Regiment State/Origin: Arkansas, 30 Arkansas Infantry. Also listed as J. McGoff.

Regiment Name: 30th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry
Company: H
Rank in and out: Private
Film Number: M376 roll 16

 

Eugene L. McGough Hardy's Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Confederate Arkansas, Company D. Rank in and out: First Sergeant (Film Number M376 roll 16).

Eugene L. McGough 24th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Confederate Arkansas. Company F. Rank in and out: First Sergeant (Film Number M376 roll 16). See: Arkansas Civil War Soldiers Index.

[Eugene Lovert McGough, the sixth child of Robert Joseph McGough and Nancy Mary P. Johnson, was born on June 15, 1830, in Perry county, Alabama. Rowe, pages 172, 186.]

CARAT—Catalog of Arkansas Resources and Archival Treasures lists this Arkansas Confederate Pension:

Surname: McGough
Given Name: Eugene L.
Application Number: 26180
Widow Surname: McGough
Widow Given Name: Vashtye
Company: D
Regiment: 24
State Served From: Arkansas
Division: Infantry
Pension County: Little River
Death Date: 7/19/1898
Application Year: 1923

J. McGough 30th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Confederate Arkansas. Company H. Rank in and out: Private.. Alternate Name Gehue/McGoff (Film Number M376 roll 16). [John JayHugh McGough] He is also listed as J. McGoff.

Gehue McGoff, 30th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry H, is listed on the Arkansas Civil War Soldiers Index.

"McGOFF (McGOUGH), GEHUE 1Lt - Co H, enl 10 July 1862 at Jonesboro - Surrendered 11 May 1865 - paroled 25 May 1865 at Wittsburg. Age 35 - eyes blue, hair black, comlx fair - ht 5' 8", born AL" Co H 30th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA

(If you Google the phrase "John Hugh" Jehu Alabama, you will discover that Jehu and JayHugh were sometimes used in Alabama as a nickname for John Hugh.)

This J. McGough was is listed in the 1870 census of Maumelle township (Jonesboro P. O.), Craighead county, Arkansas, as John McGough, age 39, a farmer, born in in Alabama; and in the 1880 census of the same place as John McGaugh, age 49, a farmer, born in Alabama, to a father born in Georgia. The place and year of John's birth are consistent with his military records, which indicate that he was born in Alabama and that on May 25, 1865, he was 35 years old. In the 1870 census, his oldest child, Martha, was listed as 14 years old and born in Arkansas. This would indicate that he married his wife, Rebecca G. Oden (or Odin) about 15 years earlier, in about 1855.

Here is a message of July 15, 2007, in the McGough Archives on RootsWeb

Subject: [MCGOUGH] JayHugh McGough born in AL, in AR by 1861

" I am looking for info on my gggf. His name has been spelled Jehu & Gehue and also just Hugh. Born in AL about 1831. In 1861 he was in Jonesboro, AR where enlisted in Civil war. After the war, he settled in Lake City, AR and was the only McGough in this area. I have been unable to connect with any of his relatives. Would appreciate any info. Thanks. Vicki."

I answered by saying that John McGough may have been the John McGough, the son of James Madison McGough and Polly Rasberry, who was born in Alabama in 1832—according to Rowe, page 140. See the entry for James McGough under subdivision 23, Choctaw county, Mississippi, on my page: McGoughs and McGues in the 1850 Census of the United States.

Vicki responded by saying that she had found that John's father was William C. McGough, who was born in 1804 in South Carolina, and Martha McMillin. See: JayHugh McGough born in AL, in AR by 1861. On further reflection I concede that Vicki is probably right. A fact that leaves me with a lingering doubt, however, is that all sources I have found say that this John McGough was born in Louisiana, not Alabama.

The genealogy in McGough Family Of Craighead County Arkansas lists JayHugh McGough (1831–1885) as the son of William Carson McGough and Martha McMillin, who is listed with his parents (under the family of William McGaufh) as age 18, born in Louisiana, in the 1850 census of Attala county, Mississippi. Because this John McGough was born in Louisiana, and the John Hugh (JayHugh) McGough we are discussing here was born in Alabama, there remains some question of who is the correct John McGough.

William C. McGough and Martha McMillin McGough moved to Arkansas before 1860. In the 1860 census, they are listed in Longview township (P. 0. Hamburg), in Ashley county. With them are two of their sons, Matthew McGough, age 20, born in Louisiana, and Thomas McGough, age 18, born in Mississippi. In the 1850 census, the family is listed (as McGaufh) in Attala county, Mississippi. With them is their son, John McGough, age 18 (in 1850), born in Louisiana. All their children were born in either Louisiana or Mississippi. Ashley county is not close to Craighead county. Craighead county is at the northwest corner of Arkansas; Ashley county is on the southern boundary of Arkansas, immediately south of Union county, Arkansas, and on Arkansas' border with Louisiana.

The 1880 census of Maumelle township, Craighead county, Arkansas, referred to above, indicates that John (JayHugh) McGough's father was born in Georgia. Neither of the two candidates for father of John (JayHugh) was born in Georgia. James Madison McGough was born in Kentucky. (Rowe, pages 79, 140.) The William C. McGough who married Martha McMillin was born in South Carolina. (Rowe, pages198, 234). He married Martha McMillin, however, in Jones county, Georgia, on January 14, 1827. Although they moved to Mississippi shortly after this, this may be the reason that, in 1880, John (JayHugh) McGough reported that his father was born in Georgia.

Some strong evidence in support of the hypothesis that William C. McGough and Martha McMillin were the parents of John (Jayhugh) is that the oldest daughter of John (JayHugh) and Rebecca Oden McGough's was named Martha, and their second son was named William. John (JayHugh), therefore, may have been the brother of Mathew McGough and Thomas McGough, listed below.

I hope to do some more research on the ancestry of John (JayHugh) McGough to remove my lingering doubt arising out of consistent reports in both census and military records of his birth in Alabama. If anyone can explain this, I would appreciate hearing from him or her.

J. C. McGough 19th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Dawson's) Confederate Arkansas. Company A. Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name J. C./McGaughey (Film Number M376 roll 16) [J. C. McGaughey is listed as a member of Company A, 19 (Dawson's) Arkansas Infantry, by U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861–1865, on Ancestry.com.]

James J. McGough 1st Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Crawford's) Confederate Arkansas. Company F. Rank in and out: Sergeant ( Film (M376 roll 16).

Probably the J. I. McGough, age 40, farmer, real property $1500, personal property $5500, born in Alabama, who is listed in the 1860 census of .Wilmington township, Union county, Arkansas. He was a brother of Alfred W., George W., and Miles H. McGough, all of whom are listed on the roster of the Home Guard Roster of Union County Arkansas for Wilmington township (listed below under Union county.)

CARAT—Catalog of Arkansas Resources and Archival Treasures lists this Arkansas Confederate Pension:

Surname: McGough
Given Name: J. I.
Application Number: 12323
Widow Surname: McGough
Widow Given Name: Margaret J.
Company: F
Regiment: Crawford's
State Served From: Arkansas
Division: Cavalry
Pension County: Union
Death Date: 10/5/1889
Application Year: 1901:

Mathew McGough 26th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Confederate Arkansas. Company B. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M376 roll 16). See: Arkansas Civil War Soldiers Index. See: Roster of Arkansas 26th Inf. CO. B.

The may be the Matthew McGough, age 20, farmer, born in Louisiana, who is listed in the 1860 census of Longview township, Ashley county, Arkansas. He was the fifth child and and third son of William McGough and Nancy McMillin McGough, and probably a brother of J. (JayHugh) McGough listed above.

Miles H. McGough 1st Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Crawford's) Confederate Arkansas. Company F. Rank in and out: Jr. 2 Lieutenant (Film Number M376 roll 16)

M. H. McGough 37th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Confederate Arkansas. Company D. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M376 roll 16). See: Arkansas Civil War Soldiers Index.

[The 1860) Oceanus of Washington township, Union county, Arkansas lists: Miles McGough, age 24, farmer, real property $4000, personal property $9000, born in Alabama. (roll 51 Book 1, page 264) [Rowe, at page 147, lists Miles H. McGough, born in 1836 in Alabama, who married Sarah, as the sixth son, and tenth child, of James McGough and Sarah "Sally" Hollowell. He would, therefore, be a brother of George Washington McGough and James Irwin McGough, who were living in the same township, and Alfred McGough, living in Johnson township in the 1870 census.]

Thomas McGough, private, Company H, Wright's Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry Confederate Arkansas (M376 roll 16). Company H. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M376 roll 16).

Thomas McGough 26th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Confederate Arkansas. Company B. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M376 roll 16). See: Arkansas Civil War Soldiers Index. See: Roster of Arkansas 26th Inf. CO. B. Thomas McGough, age 18, farmer, born in Mississippi, is listed in . [Thomas Thadeus McGough, born in 1843 in Mississippi, and was the sixth child and fourth son of William McGough and Nancy McMillin McGough, and probably a brother of J. (JayHugh) McGough and Mathew McGough, listed above, and Thomas McGough, listed below.

Here are notes from Confederate Soldiers of Price's Raid, Surnames M-N (PDF): Thomas McGough, Private, Wright's 12th Arkansas Cavalry, Slemmons Brigade, Company H, enlisted in Monticello Arkansas, on May 23, 1862, died on November 23, 1886. "Private—Enlisted in Company B, 26th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, May 3, 1862, absent on sick furlough to Drew county, Arkansas, since September 23, 1863; enlisted in Company H, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Ashley county, Arkansas, December 19. 1863, absent on sick furlough since February 15, 1864, born in Mississippi circa 1842; died in Arkansas November 23, 1866, buried in Sixteenth Section Cemetery in Drew county; listed by Ashley county 1860 census with his wife Emma J; occupation farmer."

Union County Home Guard

The Home Guard Roster of Union County Arkansas for Wilmington township lists these McGoughs, all brothers and all appointed on July 23, 1861:

1st Lien. A. W. McGough (probably Alfred William McGough, son of James and Sarah Hollowell McGough. See my page on the 1850 census under Wilmington township, Union county, Arkansas, under Sarah MaGuse.)

3rd Lien. G. W. McGough (probably George Washington McGough, son of James and Sarah Hollowell McGough. See my page on the 1850 census under Wilmington township, Union county, Arkansas.)

Private James J. McGough (probably James Irving McGough, son of James and Sarah Hollowell McGough. See my page on the 1850 census under Wilmington township, Union county, Arkansas.)

Private M. H. McGough (probably Miles H. McGough, son of James and Sarah Hollowell McGough. See my page on the 1850 census under Wilmington township, Union county, Arkansas, under Sarah MaGuse.)

In the same unit was Private F. E. Yoast, who had married Ann McGough. Here is a posting by Mike Yoast on Genealogy. com:

"Re: Nancy Owen married to Frances Yoast Posted by: Michael Yoast (ID *****0429) Date: February 02, 2007

"I believe Francis E. Yoast, first son of Andrew Yoast, who was born in 1818, was my great grandfather. I'd like to share what I've learned and hopefully learn any information on the Andrew Yoast leg of the family tree.

"Francis E. Yoast is buried in White County Arkansas, near Romance. I have some letters he sent his cousin William, who was John Yoast's son, while William lived in Polk County, Missouri. I've also learned that Francis served as part of the Union County Arkansas Home Guard during the Civil War. He married Ann McGough in Union County Arkansas in 1844. However I believe she passed away in 1855 and I'm sure Francis re-married a girl in Missouri. The connection I'm trying to prove would show he had a son, Morris or LM Yoast in 1853.

"If anyone has information showing a Francis E. Yoast did in fact marry a Nancy Owens, I would love to learn more."

Ann McGough, the third child and second daughter of James and Sarah Hollowell McGough, who had been born in Kentucky in 1821 (1819 according to the 1860 census of Wilmington township), married Francis E. Yoast in Union county on October 18, 1844. See my page on the 1850 census under Wilmington township, Union county, Arkansas. (McGough is spelled McGuse.)

In the Van Buren Home Guard appointed in July, 1861, was:

G. W. McGrough (sic, no rank stated). This is George Washington McGough, son of James and Sarah Hollowell McGough. See my page on the 1850 census under Wilmington township, Union county, Arkansas, under Sarah MaGuse.)

Confederate Government

[Captain Davis' Company, Confederate Light Artillery, was a unit raised by the Confederate Government and was not identified with any one state. See: Civil War Microfilm at the National Archives—Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Raised Directly by the Confederate Government. (M258. 123 rolls. 16mm. DP.). There is a Davis' Cavalry Battalion listed as a confederate unit of the state of Tennessee.]

William McGough, private, Captain. Davis' Company, Confederate Light Artillery (Film M818 roll 16). Company (blank) Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M818 roll 16)

Connecticut

Frank McGue 11th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry Union Connecticut. Company D. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M535 roll 10).

The 1860 census of Brooklyn, Town of (West Killingly P.O.), Windham county, Connecticut, lists Frank Mague [Francis A. Mague], age 12, born in Rhode Island, attended school within the year, living with his parents, Thomas and Laura McGue.

Norman McGue (not on basic list).

Military Records of Windham County, CT, list: Mague, Norman C.; Private; Killingly; Date of Muster May 22, 1861; Re-en. Vet. No 11, ’63. W. August. 5, ’64. M. o. Sept. 25, ’65; page 166. The 1860 census of Brooklyn, Town of (West Killingly P.O.), Windham county, Connecticut, lists Norman Mague, age 17, born in Massachusetts, living with his parents, Thomas and Laura McGue. [Norman Campbell Mague was born on June 19, 1843, in Mendon, Worcester county, Massachusetts, and died on June 4, 1901. See the entry under Plainfield, New Jersey, on my 1900 census page.]

Florida

Name: S. Magough
Side: Confederate
Regiment Name: 3rd Regiment, Florida Infantry
Company: C
(Film Number: M225 roll 5)

S. Magough is not on the roster of Florida 3rd Inf Co. C. from Soldiers of Florida, but is on this roster: Military Units from Florida > Third Infantry (Confederate) > Company C (M-251–49) with no rank listed. He is listed in the Florida Civil War Soldiers Index.

Georgia

See: Civil War-Regimental Rosters

Butts County—Five sons of William Thomas McGough and Nancy McClure

William Thomas McGough (who went by the name of Thomas) was born on April 7, 1795, in Greene county, Georgia, to John McGough and Elizabeth Carson. He married Nancy McClure on December 25, 1825, and they raised seven children in Butts county, Georgia. "In the 1860 census of Butts county, he owned eight slaves. At the end of the Civil War he had twenty slaves, according to an account by his son, Benjamin Louis (1.1.7.7), but Sherman's Army had taken or destroyed everything when he had marched through the farm. All five of his sons fought in the Civil War. He lost one in the conflict." Rowe, page 32.

"All of Thomas and Nancy McGough's sons served in the Confederate Army in various Georgia infantry regiments. Joseph Howard was killed at Fredericksburg, Virginia." The McGough Family Page by Carol E. Scott.(See also: McGough History on Edward McGough's website: Clan McGough.) Here are his five sons who served in the Civil War in the order of their birth:

John Thomas McGough was born on December 23, 1832, in Butts county, Georgia. "J. T. McGough" was a member of the 10th Texas Cavalry. It is unknown how he came to enlist in a Texas unit." He is listed below under Texas.

J. T. McGough 10th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Locke's) Confederate Texas. Company C. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M227 roll 24).

J. P. McGough, Company C, 10th Texas Cavalry, was as Confederate Prisoner of War, after he surrendered in Centerville, Alabama. (M598_78).

"Confederate Research Sources, Volume 2, Mc., page 1199, Mcgough, J. T., Private Co. C, 10th Tex. Cavalry Roll of Prisoners of War, C. S. A., Paroled Meridian, Miss., May 10, 1865. Reserve Atlanta, Ga." Louisiana Confederate Soldiers on Ancestry.com

From The McGough Family Page. Letter from John Thomas McGough:

Camp McNight, Red River County, Texas

February 10, 1862

Dear Brothers,

I received your letter some time ago and was more than hapy to here that your health was improving and to here that Marian was in good health and the family at home Robert I don't know that I have anything of interest to write you I am at this time in camp I got here a fiew days ago I was out nearly a month over my time on account of bad health but my health is improving I think if I have no back set I will be stout as ever soon. everything is in an uproar we have marching orders we will leave this place the 12inst. for little rock Arkansas where we will draw our pay and march from thare to Pocahutus we are destined for Misoury we will be under general B McCullock. our company is about 114 strong and the Ridgment about 1200 strong and the health tolerable good we have more mesles than any thing else and a few deths 2 young men died last knight but neither of them belong to our Company the boys are all ancious to get to Misoury and if it ever gets a chance ????? I think you will here of some good fighting, but that is an after consideration. Direct your letter to little Rock Arkansas, tenth Redgment Cavalry, Company C, care of Capt J H Rucker write soon for I ancious to here from home excuse this short letter for you know what chance I have to write under the circumstances nothing more at presan but remain now as every your truly

J. T. McGough

tell Pa that I left all my papers with Mr Buttrill which was about five hundred dollars if I should not get back that he can get.

.James Robert McGough was born on September 16, 1836, in Butts county, Georgia.

"He served in Co I, 14th Reg, Army of North Virginia, GA Vol Inf, in the Civil War, as did his four brothers." Rowe, page 33.

"James Robert enlisted in the 'Jeff Davis Rifflemen,"' the second company formed in Butts County, Georgia. Formed in Jackson, Georgia, they went to Richmond, Virginia in May 1861, where they were placed in the 14th Georgia, Thomas' (Gen. Edward) Brigade. This Brigade was part of Gen. A. P. Hill's Corps. This Corps was part of Gen. Stonewall Jackson Division of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

"He was honorably discharged after contracting typhoid fever on March 3, 1863. After he returned home he joined the State Guard and was sent to Savannah." The McGough Family Page.

"James Robert McGough enlisted as a private in Company I on the same day. However, he was discharged for disability on December 13, 1861 (should be December 2, 1861). Subsequently, in July 1864, he enlisted as a private in Company G, 6th Regiment, Georgia Militia. Vol. 2, 400." The Butts County Boys' War by Carole E. Scott (Copyrighted, 1996)—appendix.

James R. McGough 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company I. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40)

Name: James McGough
Residence: Butts County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 12 July 1861
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 July 1861.
Enlisted in Company I, 14th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 12 July 1861.
Received a disability discharge from Company I, 14th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 2 December 1861.
Enlisted in Company G, 6th Militia Regiment Georgia on 15 July 1864.

Here is an entry from the 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia on Ancestry.com "McGough, James R. 26 years, 4 months, Farmer, born Butts county, Georgia." (from Butts county, 26th Senatorial District—615th Militia District, page 67).

Joseph Howard McGough was born on March 29, 1840, in Butts county, Georgia. Joseph Howard McGough appears in the records of the Confederate States Army as James H. McGough, who is not to be confused with his brother, James Robert McGough.

The 1850 census of Butts county (district 55) , Georgia, lists these two sons (among others) of Thomas and Nancy McGure (should be McGough):

James A. McGure, age 12, born in Georgia. [James Robert McGough; a farmer; born on September 26, 1836; married Elizabeth Bankston on December 18, 1866; died on December 13, 1913, in Butts county; buried at County Line Baptist Church.

James H. McGure, age 10, born in Georgia. [whose baptismal name was Joseph Howard McGough]

"Joseph Howard McGough and his wife Sarah Finey (Finney) had one child, a girl named Ella Captolia. He served as a private in Co. I, 45th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Butts Co., Byars Volunteers. He was wounded in the shoulder and chest at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862. He died of wounds in General Hospital #12 in Richmond, Va. as a result of the amputation of his shoulder joint on June 3, 1863. (Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, Vol 4, p. 913)" The McGough Family Page. (He is not on an Internet publication of a muster roll. of Company I, 45th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia, C. S. A., Butts County, Georgia, Byars Volunteers.

A letter to Joseph's widow, Sarah, by F. P. Leverette, Surgeon, C. S. A., is published at pages 223 and 224 of The Leverett Letters: Correspondence of a South Carolina Family, 1851–1868 (edited by Frances Wallace Taylor, Catherine Taylor Matthews, and J. Tracy Power, University of South Carolina Press, 2000). The letter is dated June 29, 1863, is written from the General Hospital, Palmyra, Virginia, and is addressed to Mrs. Sarah McGeough, Cardsville, Jones county, Georgia.

Frederick Percival Leverett to Mrs. Sarah McGough

"Madam,

"It was my painful duty to have charge for the most of the time of the Ward in the hospital in Richmond in which your late husband was. Almost as soon as I was assigned to duty there, I was attracted to Mr. McGeough by the patient & I may say cheerful manner with which he bore his severe injury. So buoyant and elastic were his spirits that to within a few days of his death I felt that he really must recover, and I tried frequently to cheer him up with the prospects of his being before long restored to you. But that such was not the will of the Lord at last became apparent, and I advised his kind brother, who had nursed him indefatigably to make him aware of his true condition (two or three days before his death). Shortly before his decease I asked him if he was aware that he was fast sinking & if there was anything I could do for him. He replied that he knew he was dying & that he felt prepared and that he would be glad for me to write you & tell you how he had been, & that you must meet him in Heaven.

"I feel Madam, that the words of a perfect stranger must appear to you cold at such a time; but I would fain express my sympathy with you, for I feel assured that the Confederacy lost in Mr McGeough a brave & noble soldier, and you a true & faithful husband. Everything was done for him that could be done., (I think). He had constant and kind attendance; his brother ever at his side, and Mrs. Turner, the warm hearted Ward matron always by trying to minister to his comfort. He is now, I trust, in Heaven enjoying the bliss of the souls made perfect through Christ. May it be your happy lot, Madam, to join him there.

"Very respectfully, your obdt servant, F. P. Leverett, Surgeon, C.S.A"

A footnote to this letter in the Leverette Letters book reads:

"154. James H. McGough of the Byars Volunteers, Company I of the Forty-fifth Georgia Infantry, was mortally wounded in the shoulder and chest at Fredericksburg on 13 December, 1862, and his arm was amputated at the shoulder joint; he died in General Hospital, No. 12, Richmond, 2 June 1863."

William Marion McGough, brother of Joseph (James) Howard McGough, was also wounded at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862 (according to Rowe, page 34, and several other sources). The dates may have become confused. If the sources are correct that Joseph (James) and William were shot at the same time and place, William was probably the brother who helped take care of Joseph (James) at the hospital in Richmond.

"Photographer in Civil War; died 10 May 1862, Chancellorsville VA, buried County Line Church." Rowe, page 32. ??? The date of death was actually June 2 or 3, 1863; the place of death was Richmond, Virginia.

James H. McGough 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company I. Rank in: Private; rank out: Corporal (Film Number M226 roll 40)/

Name: James McGough
Residence: Butts County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Georgia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 4 March 1862 at the age of 22.
Enlisted in Company I, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 4 Mar 1862.
Died from wounds Company I, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 3 June 1863 at Richmond, VA.

William Marion McGough was born on August 22, 1842, in Butts county, Georgia.

"William Marion McGough enlisted as a private in Company I, 14th Georgia on July 12, 1861. He was wounded at Fredericksburg, Virginia on December 13, 1862. (This is the same time and place that some sources report that Joseph (aka James) Howard McGough was fatally wounded.) He surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia on April 9, 1865. Vol. 2, 400." The Butts County Boys' War by Carole E. Scott (Copyrighted, 1996)—appendix. See also: Rowe, page 34.

William M. McGough 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company I. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40).

Name: William McGough
Residence: Butts County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 12 July 1861
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 July 1861.
Enlisted in Company I, 14th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 12 July 1861.
Surrendered Company I, 14th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 9 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.

Benjamin Lewis McGough was born on January 3, 1849, in Butts county, Georgia.

"After four of his brothers had enlisted in the Civil War, he obtained a kittle drum and joined a boy's company as drummer. In 1865, at the age of fifteen he was mustered into Co. G, Third Georgia Reserve Troops, CSA, as regiment drummer. At this stage of the war, all males over the age of sixteen were called into service. In 1864, he was Major Drummer for Captain Wirtz at Andersonville Prison. In an account he gave in his book written in 1920, he indicated the Yankee prisoners were dying at the rate of a hundred a day, although his account stated the Confederate officers were not 'cruel or barbarous' to the Union prisoners. He indicated that the Confederates' supplies were simply exhausted. 'They were fed on a coarse food but as good as we soldiers had.' Captain Wirtz was hanged by the Union Army after the war was over for his treatment of Union prisoners at Andersonville." Rowe, page 36.

B. L. McGough 3rd Regiment, Georgia Reserves Confederate Georgia. Company G. Rank in and out: Private (Film Number M226 roll 40).

Benjamin Lewis McGough who wrote a memoir of his service at Andersonville prisoner of war camp. "Lewis McGough wrote that he was mustered in with the company known as Company G, Third Georgia Reserve Troops." Andersonville Prison Articles. Source: The Butts County Boys' War by Carole E. Scott (Copyrighted, 1996).

"Record from the History of Butts County—Benjamin Lewis McGough is listed as having been in Company G, Third Georgia Reserves and being discharged for disability, which may be why he was at home when the City of Atlanta was surrendered to General Sherman, p. 398." The Butts County Boys' War by Carole E. Scott (Copyrighted, 1996)—appendix.

My Fayette County, GA Headstone Project: — Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Indian Wars, and Civil War lists: "McGough, B. L., 1-3-1849---3-20-1923, 3rd Ga. St. Troops, Co. G., Private, Fayetteville City Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ga."

Monroe County—Five Sons of Robert L. McGough and Sandal Cabaniss

Five of the six sons of Robert L. McGough and Sandal Cabaniss served the South in the Civil War. Two of them died while in the military service of the confederacy. Rowe, page 11.

John McGough was born on September 15, 1812, in White Plains, Georgia. He had accumulated much wealth and lived in Columbus, Georgia when the Civil War began, and then moved his family to Eufala, Alabama, to one of his three plantations. (Eufaula is located in southeastern Alabama along the Alabama-Georgia border, approximately 90 miles southeast of Montgomery.)

"He was too old for active duty on the battlefield during the War f the Rebellion, but was a Captain of Co A, Naval Battalion, Georgia Home Guard. He gave not only his services but his money and resources as well. He sent a squad of negroes to Pensacola to work on the defense lines and a squad to Mobile to throw up breastworks for the defense of that port. None of his children were old enough to fight." Rowe, page 13.

John McGough Whiteside's Naval Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Local Defense) Confederate Georgia. Company A. Rank in: Private; rank out: _______ (Film Number M226 roll 40). (See: Troup County, Georgia—Whiteside's Naval Battalion Naval Local Defense.) The unit was also known as the Columbus Naval Iron Works Battalion. Also listed as John McGoff.

Robert Carson McGough was born on September 23, 1851, in Monroe county, Georgia. He was practicing law in Forsythe, Monroe county, Georgia, when the Civil War began.

"The Civil War cut short his practice and he joined Co D, 8th Regiment, Infantry, Georgia State Guards, CSA, on 4 March 1862, as a private. He was discharged for disability the same year." Rowe, page 19.

Robert C. McGough 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) Confederate Georgia. Company D. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40).

Name: R McGough
Residence: Monroe County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862
Service Record: Received a disability discharge from Company B, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia.
Enlisted as a Private on 4 March 1862.
Enlisted in Company B, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 4 Mar 1862.

Mathew Organ McGough was born in 1814 in Jones county, Georgia. He was a son of Robert L. McGough and Sandal Cabaniss. He served in Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment, Georgia State Guards, CSA, according to Rowe, page 12. He never married.

Mathew O. McGough 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) Confederate Georgia. Company D. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40)

Name: Mathew McGough
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company D, 8th State Guard Infantry Regiment Georgia.

Christopher Columbus McGough was born in 1833 in Monroe county, Georgia. He was a son of Robert L. McGough and Sandall Cabaniss. His brother, William T. McGough, was also killed in the Civil War. Rowe, page 12.

Christopher C. McGough 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's) Confederate Georgia. Company K. Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name C. C./McGough (Film Number M226 roll 40)

C. C. McGough 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company B. Rank in: Bvt. 2 Lieutenant; rank out: 2 Lieutenant. Alternate Name Christopher C./McGough (Film Number M226 roll 40)

Name: Christopher McGough
Residence: Monroe County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 18 June 1861
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 June 1861.
Enlisted in Company K, 1st Infantry Regiment Georgia on 18 June 1861.
Mustered Out Company K, 1st Infantry Regiment Georgia on 18 Mar 1862 at Augusta, GA.
Commission in Company B, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 25 September 1862.
Promoted to Full Junior 2nd Lieutenant on 25 September 1862.
Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 2 January 1863.
Killed Company B, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 2 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.

From: Monroe County Georgia Co B 45th Regiment (Roster):

McGough, Christopher Columbus - Enlisted as a Private
in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's,) June 18,
1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. B, 45th Regiment Ga.
Inf. September 25, 1862; 2d Lieutenant January 2,
1863. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.

From: Muster Roll of Company B, 45th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. Army of Northern Virginia C. S. A., Monroe County, Georgia—"Rutland Volunteers" (Monroe County Civil War Rosters):

"McGough, Christopher Columbus - Enlisted as a Private in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's,) June 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. B, 45th Regiment Ga. Inf. September 25, 1862; 2d Lieutenant January 2, 1863. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863."

William T. McGough was born in 1824 in Monroe county, Georgia. He was a son of Robert L. McGough and Sandal Cabaniss. He was wounded in the battle of New Hope Church on May 25–26, 1864. See: McGough History. He died at Marietta, Georgia, on June 25, 1864. His brother, Mathew O. McGough, above, also died in the Civil War. Rowe, page 12.

William T. McGough 63rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company E. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40).

'With two small boys and a pregnant wife, he joined Co E, 63rd Regiment, Gordon's regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry CSA, on 11 Dec 1862. He must have believed deeply in the cause since his third son was born 25 Jan 1863, just a little over a month after he enlisted. The records reported him sick in Marion County, GA 21 August. 1863, for twenty days. He died in Academy Hospital in Marietta, GA on 25 June 1864, but no cause of death was given." Rowe, page 23.

Listed as a Confederate Prisoner of War. (M598_28)

All Georgia Soldiers—in Alphabetical Order:

John McGoff, Confederate. Regiment Name: Whiteside's Naval Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Local Defense)

Company: A
Rank In: Private
Alternate Name: John/McGough
Film Number: M226 roll 40

 

B. L. McGough 3rd Regiment, Georgia Reserves Confederate Georgia. Company G. Rank in and out: Private (Film Number M226 roll 40). (See: Butts County—Five sons of William Thomas McGough and Nancy McClure under Georgia, above.)

Benjamin Lewis McGough who wrote a memoir of his service at Andersonville prisoner of war camp. "Lewis McGough wrote that he was mustered in with the company known as Company G, Third Georgia Reserve Troops." Andersonville Prison Articles. Source: The Butts County Boys' War by Carole E. Scott.

Christopher C. McGough 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's) Confederate Georgia. Company K. Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name C. C./McGough (Film Number M226 roll 40) (See the section above, also under Georgia: Monroe County—Five Sons of Robert L. McGough and Sandal Cabaniss.)

C. C. McGough 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company B. Rank in: Bvt. 2 Lieutenant; rank out: 2 Lieutenant. Alternate Name Christopher C./McGough (Film Number M226 roll 40)

Name: Christopher McGough
Residence: Monroe County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 18 June 1861
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 June 1861.
Enlisted in Company K, 1st Infantry Regiment Georgia on 18 June 1861.
Mustered Out Company K, 1st Infantry Regiment Georgia on 18 Mar 1862 at Augusta, GA.
Commission in Company B, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 25 September 1862.
Promoted to Full Junior 2nd Lieutenant on 25 September 1862.
Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 2 January 1863.
Killed Company B, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 2 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.

Christopher Columbus McGough was born in 1833 in Monroe county, Georgia. He was a son of Robert L. McGough and Sandall Cabaniss. His brother, William T. McGough, was also killed in the Civil War. Rowe, page 12.

From: Monroe County Georgia Co B 45th Regiment (Roster):

McGough, Christopher Columbus - Enlisted as a Private
in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's,) June 18,
1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. B, 45th Regiment Ga.
Inf. September 25, 1862; 2d Lieutenant January 2,
1863. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.

James H. McGough 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company I. Rank in: Private; rank out: Corporal (Film Number M226 roll 40). (See: Butts County—Five sons of William Thomas McGough and Nancy McClure under Georgia, above.)

Name: James McGough
Residence: Butts County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Georgia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 4 March 1862 at the age of 22.
Enlisted in Company I, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 4 Mar 1862.
Died from wounds Company I, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 3 June 1863 at Richmond, VA.

James R. McGough 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company I. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40). (See: Butts County—Five sons of William Thomas McGough and Nancy McClure under Georgia, above.)

Name: James McGough
Residence: Butts County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 12 July 1861
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 July 1861.
Enlisted in Company I, 14th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 12 July 1861.
Received a disability discharge from Company I, 14th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 2 December 1861.
Enlisted in Company G, 6th Militia Regiment Georgia on 15 July 1864.

Here is an entry from the 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia on Ancestry.com "McGough, James R. 26 years, 4 months, Farmer, born Butts county, Georgia." (from Butts county, 26th Senatorial District—615th Militia District, page 67).

The Muster Roll of Company I 14th Regiment GA Volunteer Infantry, Thomas's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia "Jeff Davis Rifles" (Organized July 9, 1861) includes (50) McGough, James Robert (DD).

John McGough Whiteside's Naval Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Local Defense) Confederate Georgia. Company A. Rank in and out: Private (Film Number M226 roll 40). (See the section above, also under Georgia: Monroe County—Five Sons of Robert L. McGough and Sandal Cabaniss.) Also listed as John McGoff.

John McGough 66th Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company D. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40).

Name: John McGough
Enlistment Date: 17 August 1863
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 17 August 1863.
Enlisted in Company D, 66th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 17 August 1863.
Surrendered Company D, 66th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 26 April 1865 at Greensboro, NC.

This is son of James Carson McGough and Mary Hollingsworth. John McGough was born to Mary Hollingsworth on October 25, 1846, in Bibb (or Twiggs) county, Georgia—before her marriage to James Carson McGough, and family tradition is that he was adopted by James Carson McGough. He is listed with his parents as age 13 in the 1860 census of Marion, Twiggs county, Georgia. He is also listed in the 1900 census of Macon, Bibb county: John McGough (father of Ella V. King), age 53, born in October, 1846, to parents born in Georgia, shoe and harness maker (roll 181, page 182). John McGough married Louisa Mercer, and died in Atlanta, Fulton county, Georgia, on January 31, 1926. Rowe, page 226. Company D (Mangham Infantry) of the 66th Georgia Volunteer Infantry was drawn mostly from Bibb and Jones counties, Georgia.

Here is an entry from the "Muster Roll of Company D, 66th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry—Army of Tennessee—Bibb and Jones Counties—Mangham Infantry":

"McGough, John----private August 17, 1863. In Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Ga., with pneumonia March 23, 1864. Returned to duty April 15, 1864. Roll for July-August 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show that he surrendered at Greenaboro, N. C., April 26, 1865 . (Born in Twiggs Co., Ga., October 25, 1846. Died at Confederate Soldiers Home, Atlanta, Ga., January 31, 1926. Buried there in West View Cemetery February 1, 1926.)."

Mathew O. McGough 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) Confederate Georgia. Company D. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40)

Matthew Organ McGough was born in 1814 in Jones county, Georgia. He was to son of Robert L. McGough and Sandal Cabaniss. He served in Company D, 8th Infantry Regiment, Georgia State Guards, CSA, according to Rowe, page 12.

Patrick McGough 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company A. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40).

Name: Patrick McGough
Residence: Chatham County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 3 Mar 1862
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 3 March 1862.
Enlisted in Company A, 11th Battalion Infantry Regiment Georgia on 3 Mar 1862.
Transferred Company A, 47th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 12 May 1862.
Transferred out of Company A, 11th Battalion Infantry Regiment Georgia on 12 May 1862.
Absent without leave Company A, 47th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 30 January 1863.

P. McGough (not on basic list) (I am assuming he is the same person as Patrick McGough.)

Company B, 1st Georgia, Confederate prisoner of war, captured at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on December 31, 1862; died in captivity on April 27, 1863. (M598_55)

"McGough, Patrick-private March 3, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for December 1862, shows him absent, sick. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him absent without leave since January 30, 1863. No later record." Muster Roll of Company A, 11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry, Army of Tennessee C. S. A. Chatham County, Georgia—Mitchell Volunteer Guards. (Rosters of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia). (# www.researchonline.net/gacw/rosters/11thbata.htm; a cached page on Google on June 1, 2008.)

Robert C. McGough 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) Confederate Georgia. Company D. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40). (See the section above, also under Georgia: Monroe County—Five Sons of Robert L. McGough and Sandal Cabaniss.)

Name: R McGough
Residence: Monroe County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862
Service Record: Received a disability discharge from Company B, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia.
Enlisted as a Private on 4 March 1862.
Enlisted in Company B, 45th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 4 Mar 1862.

Tally McGough 3rd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry Confederate Georgia. Company B. Rank in and out: First Corporal (Film Number M226 roll 40) [The only known son of James Carson McGough and his first wife, born on July 10, 1833, in Bibb county, Georgia, married Elizabeth Daniel on May 20, 1856, in Jones county, Georgia. Tally, Elizabeth, and their son John Alonzo McGough, are listed in the 1860 census of Chattahoochee County (Military District 1104), Georgia. and the 1870 census of Chattahoochee County (Cussetta District), Georgia. Rowe, page 227. John McGough, above, was born to James Carson McGough's second wife, Mary Hollingsworth. on October 25, 1846, in Bibb (or Twiggs) county, Georgia—before her marriage to James Carson McGough, and family tradition is that he was adopted by James Carson McGough.

Tally married a second time after the death of Elizabeth, who died either on July 19, 1898, or December 19, 1889. He died in 1909 in Dooley county, Georgia, and is buried there beside Elizabeth in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Vienna, Georgia. Rowe, page 228.]

F. McGough 3rd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry Confederate Georgia. Company B. Rank in and out: First Corporal. Alternate Name Talley/McGough (Film Number M226 roll 40)

Talley McGough, Corporal, Company B, 3rd Georgia Cavalry, captured at Stone's River, Confederate Prisoner of War (M598_38)

William M. McGough 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company I. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40). (See: Butts County—Five sons of William Thomas McGough and Nancy McClure under Georgia, above.)

Name: William McGough
Residence: Butts County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 12 July 1861
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 July 1861.
Enlisted in Company I, 14th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 12 July 1861.
Surrendered Company I, 14th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 9 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.

Name: William M. McGough
Side: Confederate
Regiment Name: 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
Company: I
Rank in and out: Private
Film Number: M226 roll 40

The Muster Roll of Company I 14th Regiment GA Volunteer Infantry, Thomas's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia "Jeff Davis Rifles" (Organized July 9, 1861) includes (51) McGough, William M. (S),

The Mississippi Confederate Grave Registry lists: McGough, William M. (Scott county). Born: Aug 22, 1842. Pvt; Co. I, 14th GA Inf. Morton MS.

William T. McGough 63rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry Confederate Georgia. Company E. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M226 roll 40). (See the section above, also under Georgia: Monroe County—Five Sons of Robert L. McGough and Sandal Cabaniss.)

Listed as a Confederate Prisoner of War. (M598_28)

William T. McGough was born in 1824 in Monroe county, Georgia. He was a son of Robert L. McGough and Sandal Cabaniss. He was wounded in the battle of New Hope Church on May 25–26, 1864. See: McGough History. He died at Marietta, Georgia, on June 25, 1864. His brother, Mathew O. McGough, above, also died in the Civil War. Rowe, page 12.

'With two small boys and a pregnant wife, he joined Co E, 63rd Regiment, Gordon's regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry CSA, on 11 Dec 1862. He must have believed deeply in the cause since his third son was born 25 Jan 1863, just a little over a month after he enlisted. The records reported him sick in Marion County, GA 21 August. 1863, for twenty days. He died in Academy Hospital in Marietta, GA on 25 June 1864, but no cause of death was given." Rowe, page 23.

John McGue, age 16 years, 11 months, farmer, born in Georgia, is listed in Taylor county, 23rd Senatorial District—737th Militia District, in the 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia (page 592), on Ancestry.com. (Next to him is listed T. McGue, 52 years, 3 months, farmer, born in Georgia.)

Hospital Corps

John McGeough (not on basic list)

John McGeough, whose service was in Hospital Corps, U.S.A., filed a claim from California as an invalid on April 29, 1906. His widow, Olivia McGeough, filed a widow's claim from California on September 17, 1929. (Pension Index).

Peter L. McGue (not on basic list)

Peter L. McGue, whose service was in Hospital Corps, U.S.A., and Company B, 5th U.S. Cavalry, and Company G, 7th U.S. Cavalry, filed a claim from Kansas as an invalid on October 4, 1914. (Pension Index).

Illinois

See: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (Illinois Civil War Search Results).

John McGoff, Union, 74th Regiment, Illinois Infantry.

Enlisted on August 15, 1863. Residence: Oregon, Illinois.
Company: G
Rank in and out: Private
Discharged form wounds: May 18, 1864.
Film Number: M539 roll 59

John McGoff, who served in Company G. 74th Illinois Infantry, filed a claim as an invalid on June 12, 1864. Hs widow, Phebe McGoff, filed a widow's claim from Iowa on July 25, 1893. Civil War Pension Index on Ancestry.com.

Bernard McGough 8th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry Union Illinois. Company A. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M539 roll 59)

Name: Bernard McGough
Residence: Lodi, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 12 September 1861
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 September 1861.
Enlisted in Company A, 8th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 18 September 1861.
Received a disability discharge from Company A, 8th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 24 June 1862.

MCGOUGH, BERNARD PVT A 8 IL US CAV LODI, KANE CO, IL (Illinois Civil War Search Results) (with his brother, Christopher McGough, below.).

Bernard McGough of Company A, 8th Illinois Cavalry, is buried in Forest Home Cemetery in Cook county, Illinois. Database of 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor.

See the listing for John McGough, who was living with P. G. Jennings, in the 1860 census of St. Charles township, Kane county, Illinois.

Christopher McGough 8th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry Union Illinois. Company A. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M539 roll 59)

Name: Christopher McGough
Residence: Lodi, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 12 September 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Illinois
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 September 1861.
Enlisted in Company A, 8th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 18 September 1861.
Received a disability discharge from Company A, 8th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 15 August 1862.

Christopher McGough 17th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry Union Illinois. Company C. Rank in and out: Corporal (Film Number M539 roll 59)

Name: Christopher McGough
Residence: Blackberry, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 30 December 1863
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 30 December 1863.
Enlisted in Company C, 17th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 22 January 1864.
Discharged from Company C, 17th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 23 October 1865.

Christopher McGough, whose service was in Company A, 8th Illinois Cavalry, and Company C., 17th Illinois Cavalry, filed a claim from Kansas as an invalid on July 8, 1890.

Illinois Civil War Search Results lists this soldier as: McGough, Christopher Corporal C 17th Ill Cav Blackberry, Kane Co, Illinois. He is also listed as McGough, Christopher Private A 8 Il US Cav Lodi, Kane Co., Il. (with his brother, Bernard McGough).

See the listing for John McGough, who was living with P. G. Jennings, in the 1860 census of St. Charles township, Kane county, Illinois.

James McGough 20th Regiment, Illinois Infantry Union Illinois. Company E. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M539 roll 59).

Name: James McGough
Residence: Clinton, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 13 June 1861
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 13 June 1861.
Enlisted in Company E, 20th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 13 June 1861.
Discharged from Company E, 20th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 13 June 1864.

James McGough 9th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry Union Illinois. Company M. Rank in: Private; rank out: Corporal (Film Number M539 roll 59)

Name: James McGough
Residence: Chicago, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 1 Mar 1865
Side Served: Union
State Served: Illinois
Service Record: Promoted to Full Corporal.
Enlisted as a Private on 1 March 1865.
Enlisted in Company M, 9th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 1 Mar 1865.
Mustered Out Company M, 9th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 31 October 1865 at Selma, AL.

Bridget McGough, widow of James McGough, whose service was in Company E., 20th Illinois Infantry, and Company M, 9th Illinois Calvary, applied for a widow's benefit in Illinois on November 3, 1879.

Illinois Civil War Search Results lists this soldier as: McGraugh, James Private E 20h Il US Inf Clinton, DeWitt Co, Il.

Here are excerpts from a letter from "Zeita Co. E, 20th Ill. Vets".to the Clinton Public of July 7, 1864 From the 20th Ill Regiment Near Big Shanty, Georgia, June 15, 1864:

"Mr. Editor:— Perhaps it would be of interest to some of the readers of the 'Public,' to know of the whereabouts of E Co. 20th Ill. Vols., and as I had but little to do, I thought I would write you. Our regiment, in connection with the balance of the troops now comprising the 17th army corps, joined the grand army under Sherman at Ackworth Station, Ga., on the afternoon of the 8th inst., after a march of over 350 miles, since the 16th ult. Part of the march was made through a portion of country never infested by Northern vandals. During the march from Huntsville, Ala., to Rome, we crossed three different mountains (the Coosa, Sand, and a part of the range of Lookout mountain) and an innumerable number of rivers, creeks, &c. ...

"Our officers today have been busy making out the papers preparatory to mustering out the non-veterans. Those of our company are about ready and will start back in the course of a week. They are, James H. Lemen, Gus Baylie, J. W. Beatty, J. G. Bolton, R. B. Gibbs, Geo. A. Hall, The. McGee, Al. Kneadler, James McGough, Asa Wilson, David Schmids, R. B. Moody, and Jas. P. Yeamans. There are several others, but their papers cannot be made out at present. I want to see in the paper an account of these receiving a warm and hearty reception from the generous citizens of DeWitt. They are generous, noble-hearted, brave boys, and we regret much that they are going to leave us. But they think they have done their share in the putting down of the rebellion. They think rightly too, for if some of those who have stayed home had come out as they should have done, there would have been no need of any of us 'veteranizing.' But they stay at home and fire in our rear, so we have to fight the harder. We will clean these rebs out through this year and come home, and then Mr. Opposers of this war, stand back, for it will be our time to dance."

Illinois Civil War Search Results also lists: McGough, James Private M 9 Il US Cav Chicago, Cook Co, Il.

James McGough of Company E of the 9th Illinois Cavalry and Company M of the 20th Illinois Infantry is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, DeKalb county, Illinois. Database of 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor.

Michael McGough (not on basic list)

Illinois Civil War Search Results lists: McGough, Michael Private 13 US Inf Ela. No company is listed, and the only other information available on this site is "Joined When" — January, 1865, and a note that the information was taken from a published report of the Adjutant General of Illinois. (There is an Ela township in southwest Lake county, Illinois, which includes the village of Lake Zurich, .about 40 miles northwest of downtown Chicago.)

May be the Michael McGough, age 21, farm hand, born in Ireland, listed in the 1860 census of Elizabeth township, Jo Daviess county, Illinois (under John McGough).

Thomas McGough 6th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry Union Illinois. Company E. Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name Thomas/McGoe (Film Number M539 roll 59).

Name: Thomas McGough
Residence: Olney, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 28 October 1863
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 October 1863.
Enlisted in Company E, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 30 November 1863.
Received a disability discharge from Company E, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 26 July 1865.

The roster of Company "E" 6th Illinois Cavalry lists

"McGOUGH, Thomas Recruit Olney November 30, 1863 Discharged July 26, 1865; disabil."

Sarah Jane McGough, widow of Thomas McGough, Company E, 6th Illinois, Calvary, made a widow's claim on June 4, 1898, The claim was made from Alabama.

Illinois Civil War Search Results lists this soldier as: McGough, Thomas Private E 6th Il US Cav Il

Thomas McGough was the fifth son of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix, and was born in Alabama on January 29, 1842. Rowe, page 94. He is covered above under Alabama, Walker County—Seven Sons of William B. McGough and Welthy Ann Nix.

Peter McGue 35th Regiment, Illinois Infantry Union Illinois. Company D. Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name Peter/McCue (Film Number M539 roll 59).

Illinois Civil War Search Results lists this soldier as: MCCUE, PETER PVT D 35 IL US INF DANVILLE, VERMILION CO, IL

Indiana

John C. McGoff, Union, 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.

Enlisted on November 15, 1864. Residence: Jay county, Indiana.
Company B
Rank in and out: Private
Alternate Name: John E./McGoff
Mustered out: November14. 1865.
Film Number: M540 roll 49

Kansas

John McGough 5th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry Union Kansas. Company F. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M542 roll 6).

John McGough 16th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry Union Kansas. Company F. Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name John/McGaugh (Film Number M542 roll 6)

Name: John McGough
Enlistment Date: 12 July 1861
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 July 1861.
Enlisted in Company F, 5th Cavalry Regiment Kansas on 12 July 1861.
Killed Company F, 5th Cavalry Regiment Kansas on 4 July 1863 at Helena, AR.

On November 3, 1873, Margaret Guimon, mother of John McGough of company F, 5th Kansas Cavalry, applied for a pension.

Kansas Civil War Soldiers (on Ancestry.com) about John C. McGough:

Name: McGough, John C.
Rank: Private
Company: F (5th Kansas Cavalry)
DATE ENLST: July 12, 1861
DATE MUSTR: July 12, 1861
Remarks: Killed in action July 4, 1863, Helena, Ark.

John McGough of Company F, 5th Kansas, was killed in a Civil War battle near Helena, Arkansas, on August 4, 1863. Daily Times [Leavenworth, KS] August 16, 1863, page 2, chapter 2—From the Fifth Kansas—Helena, Ark., August 8, 1863.

John I. McGue 18th Battalion, Kansas Cavalry Union Kansas. Company C. Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name John J./McGue ( Film Number M542 roll 6)

John J. McGue 16th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry Union Kansas.

Name: John McGue
Residence: Osa, Kansas
Enlistment Date: 23 July 1864
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 23 July 1864.
Enlisted in Company L, 16th Cavalry Regiment Kansas on 27 August 1864.
Mustered Out Company L, 16th Cavalry Regiment Kansas on 6 December 1865.

John J. McGue, whose service was in Company L, 165h Kansas Cavalry, filed a claim from California as an invalid on December 23, 1889. His widow, Marie McGue, filed a claim from California, on October 8, 1924. (Pension Index).

William K. McGue 19th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry (6 months) Union Kansas. Company I, Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M542 roll 6)

Kentucky

Pat McGoff, Union, 1st Battalion, Louisville Provost Guard, Kentucky Volunteers.

Enlisted on October 3, 1861, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Company: A
Rank in and out: Private
Mustered out on October 3, 1862, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Film Number: M386 roll 18

The 1860 census of Louisville (Ward 8), Jefferson county, Kentucky, lists Pat McGoff, age 25, born in Ireland, laborer, apparently single and living with his mother, Susan McGoff, age 65, born in Ireland, in the home of his brother, Barney McGoff, age 28, carpenter, born in Ireland, and Barney's wife, Winnefred, age 26, born in Ireland. The same census of Louisville (Ward 6) lists Patrick McGoff, age 30, born in Ireland, a day laborer, with his wife, Catherine (Cavanagh), also born in Ireland, and three children, all born in Kentucky: Thomas, age 6; Mary, age 4 (born Nay 12, 1856, to Pat McGoff and Catherine Cavanagh); and Ellen, age 2.

Catharine McGoff, widow of Patrick McGoff who served in Company A, Louisville Prov. Gds, Ky. Inf., filed a claim for a widow's pension on November 17, 1918, from Kentucky. On July 19, 1890, a claim as an invalid was filed, also from Kentucky. Civil War Pension Index on Ancestry.com.

Barny McGough 5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry Confederate Kentucky. Company I. Rank in and out: Private (Film Number M377 roll 9)

B. McGough Morgan's Men, Kentucky Confederate Kentucky. Company C. Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name: Barny/McGough. (Film Number M377 roll 9)

Name: Barry McGough
Enlistment Date: 2 September 1862
Enlistment Place: Georgetown, Kentucky
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Kentucky
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 2 September 1862.
Enlisted in Company I, 5th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky on 2 September 1862.

Larkin W. McGough 17th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry Union Kentucky. Company D. Rank in: Private; rank out: 1 Corporal (Film Number M386 roll 18).

Name: Larkin W. McGugh
Side: Union
Regiment Name: 17th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
Company: D
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Alternate Name: Larkin W./McGough

Nancy J. McGough, widow of Larkin W. McGough, of Company D, 17th Kentucky Cavalry, applied for a widow's benefit on July 25, 1917. A claim by Larkin as an invalid was filed on May 16, 1892.

Larkin Washington McGough was the son of Thomas Miles McGough and Annie S. Johnson, born March 4, 1845 , in Fredonia, Caldwell county, Kentucky. He was living with his parents in 1860 and is listed as Washington McGough, age 16, a farm laborer, born in Kentucky, in the 1860 census of Caldwell county, Kentucky. L. W. McGough married Nancy J. Hillyard in Caldwell county on October 26, 1865.

Louisiana

Union Parish—Five Sons of Robert Joseph McGough and Nancy Mary P. Johnson

All four McGoughs who served in Louisiana units in the Civil War were sons of Robert Joseph McGough and Nancy Mary P. Johnson. Another son, Eugene Lovert McGough, served in the 24th Arkansas Infantry (Companies E, F, and O), and is listed under Arkansas, above. See Rowe, page 172. In the order of birth, these sons were:

Joseph P. McGough, born on April 6, 1829, in Perry county, Alabama. Rowe, page 175.

Eugene Lovert McGough, born on June 15, 1830, in Perry county, Alabama. Rowe page186. [McGough, McGeough, and McGue Soldiers in U.S. Civil War, 1861–1865 under Louisiana. [He is listed in the 1860 census of Missouri township, Hempstead county, Arkansas. Rowe, page 186.]

Hezekiah George "Henry" McGough, born on August 4, 1837, in Perry county, Alabama. Rowe, page 190.

James Presley McGough, born on April 5, 1840, in Montgomery county, Alabama. Rowe, page 194.

John Lawrence McGough, born on January 28, 1846, in Union parish, Louisiana. Rowe, page 192.

A sixth son who served in the Civil War may possibly be the L. C. McGough who served as a Private in the 18th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry. (See Mississippi, below.)

Lloyd M. Johnson McGough, born on April, 1833, in Perry county, Alabama. Rowe, page 173.

The four sons who served in Louisiana units are listed immediately below in alphabetical order:

Hezekiah G. McGough 31st Regiment, Louisiana Infantry Confederate Louisiana. Company H. Rank in: Corporal; rank out: Sergeant (Film Number M378 roll 19). [Enlisted May 14, 1862, in Monroe, Louisiana, according to Rowe, page 190. His brother, Joseph P. McGough (listed below), enlisted at the same time and place.]

Hezekiah G. McGough 5th Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry Confederate Louisiana. Company I. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M378 roll 19)

E. McGough 31st Regiment, Louisiana Infantry Confederate Louisiana. Company H. Rank in: Corporal; rank out: Sergeant Alternate Name Hezekiah G./McGaugh (Film Number M378 roll 19)

H. G. McGough, Private, Sergeant, 31st Louisiana, company H, captured at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. (Confederate Prisoner of War Records, prisoner #359, Roll M2072_1 ). Private, captured May 26, 1865, at New Orleans; paroled on June 12, 1865, at Monroe Louisiana; residence, Union. (M598_74)

"Confederate Research Sources, Volume 2, Mc., page 1199: Mcgough, Hezekiah G., Corp. Sergt. Co. H, 31st La. Inf. En. Monroe, La., May 14, 1862. Roll November and December, 1862, Present, promoted to 5th Sergeant, November 1, 1862. Roll January and February, 1863, Present, promoted from 5th Sergeant, to 4th Sergeant, January 1, 1863, by Special Orders No. ?, of Colonel C. H. Morrison. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured and Paroled Vicksburg, Miss., July 4, 1863. On iist dated Headquarters, Allen's Brig., Shreveport, La., March 29, 1864, reported in camp for exchange at Vienna, La., before April 1, 1864.

"Mcgough, Hezekiah G., Private Co. I, 5th La. Cavalry Roll of Prisoners of War, C. S. A., Paroled Monroe, La., June 12, 1865. Res. Union Par., La." Louisiana Confederate Soldiers on Ancestry.com

Hezekiah George "Henry" McGough, who was born on August 4, 1837, in Perry county, Alabama, was a son of Robert Joseph McGough and Nancy Mary P. Johnson. Rowe, pages 173 and 190. He is listed with his parents in the 1860 census of Union parish, Louisiana. Hezekiah died in November 1865, about five months after his parole as a prisoner of war on June 12, 1865. His widow, Louisa Fenton McGough, is listed in the 3rd ward of Union Parish, Louisiana, in the 1880 census. John Lawrence McGough, who was born on January 28, 1846, in Union parish, Louisiana, was a son of Robert Joseph McGough and Nancy Mary P. Johnson. Rowe, pages 173 and 192.

James P. McGough 6th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry Confederate Louisiana. Company A, Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M378 roll 19)

J. B. McGough 6th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry Confederate Louisiana. Company A Rank in and out: Private. Alternate Name James P./McGough (Film Number M378 roll 19)

Listed as a Confederate Prisoner of War is J. P. McGough, Company A, 6th Louisiana (M598_118) (M598_129). He was captured near Petersburg on March 25, 1865; he was released on June 29, 1865. (M598_115)

"Confederate Research Sources, Volume 2, Mc., page 1199: Mcgough, James P., Private Co. A, 6th La. Inf. En. March 13, 1862, Union Par., La. Present or absent not stated on Rolls to August, 1862. Rolls September, 1862, to August, 1863, Present, acting Hospital Steward, until August 18, 1863. Rolls September, 1863, to April, 1864, Present. Rolls May, 1864, to August, 1864, Absent, sick in Hospital Roll September and October, 1864, Present. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured near Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Forwd. to Pt. Lookout, Md., from City Pt., Va., March 28, 1865. Released on Oath, June 29, 1865, complexion fair, hair red, eyes hazel, height 5 ft. 11 in., Res. Union Par., La." Louisiana Confederate Soldiers on Ancestry.com

James Presley McGough was a son of Robert Joseph McGough and Nancy Mary P. Johnson, who was born on April 5, 1840, in Montgomery, Alabama. Rowe, at page 194, summarizes his Civil War service as follows: "He joined Co. 'A' 6th LA Inf, CSA, on 13 Mar 1862, at Union Parish LA. He is listed as being a doctor. The war had been going on for just over a year. He was a stewart in a hospital from Sep 1862 to August. 1863. He was shown as sick in the hospital Sep and Oct 1864, and was captured near Petersburg, 25 Mar 1865, and shown on the Federal rolls of prisoners of war. He was sent to Pt Lookout MD, and released on oath on 29 June 1865, after the war ended. He is said to have walked home to Louisiana from Virginia after his release from the Federal prison."

Company A. 6th Louisiana Infantry, was known as the Sabine Rifles. Their roster included J. P. McGaugh, J. B. McGough, and James P. McGough, all privates. They were probably one person. Company A was also known as the Union and Sabine Rifles.

CARAT—Catalog of Arkansas Resources and Archival Treasures lists this Arkansas Confederate Pension:

Surname: McGough
Given Name: James P.
Application Number: 8185
Widow Surname: McGough
Widow Given Name:
Company: A
Regiment: 6
State Served From: Louisiana
Division: Infantry
Pension County: Nevada (Arkansas)
Death Date: 4/22/1917
Application Year: 1910
Comments: widow applied 1917

John L. McGough 5th Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry Confederate Louisiana. Company I. Rank in and out: Private. (Film Number M378 roll 19)

Confederate prisoner of war, captured May 26, 1865, at New Orleans; paroled on June 12, 1865, at Monroe Louisiana; residence, Union. (M598_74)

"Confederate Research Sources, Volume 2, Mc., page 1199: Mcgough, John L.,Private Co. I, 5th La. Cavalry Roll of Prisoners of War, C. S. A., Paroled Monroe, La., June 12, 1865. Res. Union Par., La." Lo