Notes for William Henry MCNARY
Civil War Record:
Enlisted as a Engineer on 28 May 1862 at the age of 30. Enlisted in Company S, 13th Infantry Regiment New York on 28 May 1862. Promoted to Full Lieutenant Colonel (As of 158th NY Inf) on 29 Aug 1862. Commission in Company S, 158th Infantry Regiment New York on 12 Sep 1862. Mustered Out Company S, 13th Infantry Regiment New York on 12 Sep 1862 at Brooklyn, NY. Promoted to Brevet Brigadier-General on 13 Mar 1865. Promoted to Full Colonel on 16 Apr 1865. Mustered Out Company S, 158th Infantry Regiment New York on 30 Jun 1865 at Richmond, VA.
His widow filed for his Civil War Pension on Oct 3, 1890.
Burial: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
1870 census, 7th WD Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY page 439A
McNary Wm H. age 38 Inventor b. NY
Josephine age 30 keeping house b. PA
Wm Henry Jr. age 10 b. NY
Isaac A. age 8 b. NY
Josephine age 2 b. NY
Mary A. age 8 mos b. NY
1880 census, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY page 382B
McNary William age 48 Inventor b. NY Fa: NY Mo: NH
Josephine wife age 40 keeping house b. PA Fa: England Mo: NH
William age 20 son clerk in store b. NY
Isaac age 18 at school b. NY
Mary age 12 daughter at school b. NY
Ida age 10 daughter at school b. NY
New York Herald, March 8, 1890
Obituary
GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY McNARY
General William Henry McNary died at his residence, No. 191 State street, Brooklyn, yesterday of heart failure. General McNary was born in Brooklyn fifty-nine years ago, and with the exception of a brief period spent in Europe had always resided in that city. Prior to the war he served in the Fourteenth regiment. At the breaking out of the war he went to the front as Lieutenant Colonel of the 158th regiment, New York State Volunteers, and at the close of the war was brevetted general for meritorious service. He was an enthusiastic advocato of the formation of the Grand Army of the Republic, and held high office in the organization at its inception. He leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter. He was for many years a prominent member of Rnakin Post, G.A. R.
from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 7, 1890:
DEATH OF A VETERAN.
General William Henry McNary Dies of Heart Failure.
General William Henry McNary, a veteran of the late war, died at his residence, 101 State street, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. He was afflicted with pneumonia in a slight form, but died primarily of heart failure, though he was not
taken seriously ill until last Sunday, when he became confined to his bed.
His widow, two sons and a daughter and three grandchildren survive him, the two sons, William Henry and Isaac
Newton, being married and living with their respective families the one in Brooklyn and the other in Jersey City. The funeral services will be held to-morrow night, at 8 o'clock, at the residence, and the interment, which will be private, will take place on Sunday morning in Greenwood.
General McNary was born in Brooklyn about 59 years ago and was brought up in this city. For a long time he had been captain in the Fourteenth Regiment. He went to the war as lieutenant colonel in the One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
New York State Volunteers and remained until its close, when he received the brevet rank of general for meritorious service. During the war he was principally stationed in North and South Carolina. He was one of the most enthusiastic
advocates of the formation of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he was the first second officer. In virtue of the part he thus took his portrait has ever been displayed at the headquarters of Rankin Post, of which, prior to his departure for Europe eight years ago, he was always a prominent member.
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