Floyd County IN Archives Biographies.....M’Cory, William  July 6, 1839 - 
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Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen   Vol. II
H.H. Hardesty, Publisher
N.Y., Toledo, Chicago
1893

P. 1206
William M’Cory was born in Clark Co., Ind., July 6, 1839, and became a 
resident of Floyd Co., Ind., Jan. 25, 1878, having previously married, Nov. 
17, 1869, in this county, 

Laurinda M. Kirk who was born in Frankfort, Ky., May 18, 1846, and passed away 
Jan. 12, 1887. Three children were the result of this union: Walter E. dec., 
Ida M. and 

Charles. Her parents, Harrison and Laurinda (Beers) Kirk, are now deceased. 
Comrade M’Cory was by occupation a farmer when he began his military career, 
July 8, 1861, 

at New Albany, Ind., as a private in Co. I, 23d Ind. V.I., which was assigned 
to 1st Brig., 3d Div., 17th A.C. He was promoted to Corp. and 1st Duty Sergt., 
and so served in 

the battles of Shiloh, Thompsons Hill, Pt. Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champion 
Hill, Black River, Siege of Vicksburg, Quitman, Canton, Atlanta Campaign, 
Savannah, the 

Carolinas, Bentonville and the Grand Review at Washington, D.C.  Nov., 1861 he 
was ill with measles and was cared for in hospital at Paducah, Ky., for four 
weeks. He was 

honorably discharged from first enlistment to re-enlist as a veteran, 
February, 1864, at Hebron, Miss., in old command and was given a thirty day 
furlough. He was finally 

honorably discharged Aug. 27, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. He had three brothers 
in the war, John, Milton and Josiah; the first named belonged to 4th Ind. 
Cav., was captured and 

held in Andersonville prison for five months; Milton was also captured and 
immediately released on parole. His grandfather, Micajah Peyton served in the 
War of 1812 and 

took active part in the battle of Tippecanoe. His wife also had two brothers 
in service, William in Co. K, 23d Ind. V. I., and Richard in 22d Ind. V. I.  
Comrade McCory is a son 

of Rufus and Eliza (Peyton) McCory, both of whom are deceased. He is a night 
watchman of the Woolen Mills and he is a resident of New Albany, Ind. 

Additional Comments:
I came across the photocopied pages in a file at the public
library in New Albany. I have never been able to locate an
original copy of the book.



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