Timeline
Birth- 1839
Pennsylvania
Alternate Birth Year
1840
Parents
William Idall (aka "Idal", born in Pennsylvania sometime around 1811) and Mary (Streeper) Idall (1810-1860, a native of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Siblings
Lewis D. Idall (1836-1877), Regina Y. (Idall) Shoemaker (1838-1925), and Marilla (Idall) Wilkins (1845-1929)
Residence: From
NaN
Place of Residence
Martic Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Gender
Male
Place of Residence
Newport, Perry County, Pennsylvania
Residence: To
1861
Residence: From
1860
Alternate Spellings of Given Name
Comly, Comley, Cromley. Alternate Spellings of Surname: Idal, Idall.
Occupation
Farmer (on his father's farm)
Physical Description: Height
5'6
Physical Description: Hair Color
Dark
Physical Description: Eye Color
Hazel
Physical Description: Complexion
Dark
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: 24 - 23 years
Gold Star
Wounded in Action
Vulnus Sclopet (gunshot wound), Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina, 22 October 1862.
Wound-related Death in Service
Died at Union's post hospital, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 29 October 1862 while being treated for gunshot wound.
Service End Date
Oct 29, 1862
Rank
Private
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Branch
Army
Service Start Date
Sep 30, 1861
Muster In Location
Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Company
H
Unit
47th Infantry
State
Pennsylvania
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- Sep 23, 1861-Age: 23 years
Newport, Perry County, Pennsylvania
Pvt
Discharge
Pvt
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: 23 - 22 years
Branch
Army
State
Pennsylvania
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Company
D
Unit
2nd Infantry (3 Months, 1861)
Served For
United States of America
Service Start Date
Apr 20, 1861
Service End Date
Jul 26, 1861
Rank
Private
Muster In Location
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Pvt
Enlistment- Apr 20, 1861-Age: 22 years
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Discharge
Pvt
Death- Oct 29, 1862-Age: 24 years
U.S. General Hospital, Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina
Sustained gunshot wound (Vulnus Sclopet) during Battle of Pocotaligo, SC, 22 October 1862. Died from complications while being treated at the Union's post hospital, Hilton Head, SC.
Burial- 1863
Initial Interment
Interred at the Union's post cemetery at/near the U.S. General Hospital, Hilton Head, South Carolina where he died 29 October 1862. Exhumed and reinterred at Beaufort.
Beaufort National Cemetery (Section 37, Grave No. 4287), Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina
Other Facts
Full Name
Comley Idal
Full Name
Comley Idall
Marriage
Never Married.
