Edward P. Doherty
Edward Paul Doherty (September 26, 1838 – April 3, 1897) was a Canadian-American
Early life
Doherty was born September 26, 1838, in Wickham, Lower Canada, to immigrant parents from Sligo, Ireland.[1] His birth year was long incorrectly believed to have been 1840 but is clearly recorded as 1838 in Wickham's parish records.[2]
He came to
American Civil War
He enlisted in a 90-day militia unit and was assigned as a
Doherty went on to become a
Pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth
On April 24, 1865, 10 days after the assassination of
Later military career after
For his service in the capture of
During his last years in the military, he served some time under
Later life
In 1871, after resigning from the United States Army, Doherty went into business in New Orleans. Having returned to New York City in 1886, he was appointed Inspector of Street Pavings, a position that he held from 1888 until he died on the morning of April 3, 1897.
He was Past Commander of Veteran Post Number 436, G. A. R.; as well as a member of the
Family
His sister's son,
Another nephew, Georges Marcil, was the last mayor of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, before the city was annexed to Montreal in 1910.
See also
- Enlisted Canadians in the American Civil War
- Cavalry in the American Civil War
- Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- John Wilkes Booth
References
- ^ Parker, Alan (May 4, 2015). "The Canadian Who Captured Abraham Lincoln's Assassin". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28000-5937-33?cc=1321742 : accessed 18 December 2015), Drummondville > Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville > Index 1816-1876 Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1816-1844 > image 444 of 613; Catholic Church parishes, Quebec.
- ^ <Official records for the Union And Confederate Armies, 1861-1865, Series I: Formal reports... Chapter LVIIL pages 1317-1318
- ^ "The Death of John Wilkes Booth, 1865". Eyewitness to History/Ibis Communications. Retrieved August 16, 2012. (Quoting Lieutenant Edward Doherty, officer in charge of the soldiers who captured Booth)
- "The Battle of Bull Run; The 71st New York Regiment; Interesting statement of Edward P. Doherty", The New York Times, August 6, 1861.
- Doherty, Edward P., Pursuit and Death of John Wilkes Booth, Century Magazine XXXIX (January, 1890).
- "The Death of John Wilkes Booth", Washington Exchange, 1887. Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Doherty's report to the War Department recounting Booth's capture, dated April 29, 1865.
- "E. P. Doherty passes away", The New York Times, April 4, 1897 (PDF).
- Military record, as well as Doherty's report and the New York Times article in text format.
- Short biography of Lieutenant Doherty with more details on his military record.
- Canadians in the American Civil War at the Wayback Machine (archived October 26, 2009)
- Five Letters of Edward P. Doherty