CHARLES MCVEIGH

MCVEIGH, CHARLES 2 APRIL 1880*

Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Army at San Francisco, California. He served as a Private in Company B, 8th US Calvary. He was awarded the CMOH for action in the vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona between August 13 and October 31, 1868. His citation reads “Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians”.

Bio by: Don Morfe

Name: Charles H. McVeigh
Birth Date: 1833
Birth Place: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
Death Date: 2 Apr 1880
Death Place: Fort Bayard, Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America
Cemetery: Cedarvale Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Spouse: Clara McVeagh
Children: Edward Erastus McVeagh
Barbara Romero
Nellie Zamora
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem…

 

Family Members

Spouse

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    Clara Stapleton McVeagh

    18601891

Children

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    William Garrett McVeagh

    18581939

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    Edward Erastus McVeagh

    18601940

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    Nellie McVeagh Zamora

    18781957

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    Barbara McVeigh Romero

    18791966

     

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Lincoln County Ownership

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Ancestry.com

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According to the sources:

  • Charles H. McVeigh was born in 1833 in New York City.13
  • He later lived in Fort Bayard, Grant County, New Mexico.13
  • McVeigh died on April 2, 1880 in Fort Bayard, New Mexico and was buried in the Cedarvale Cemetery in White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico.1
  • McVeigh had a wife named Clara and three children – Edward Erastus McVeagh, Barbara Romero, and Nellie Zamora.1
  • Another record shows a Charles McVeigh who died in 1905 and was buried in the Fort Bayard National Cemetery in Silver City, New Mexico, but it’s unclear if this is the same person.23

The search results provide details about Charles H. McVeigh’s birth, residence, family, and death in New Mexico in the late 19th century.13

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