Name: Captain Patrick Gallagher Year of Birth: 1828 County of Birth: Blair County  Birth State: Pennsylvania Prior Occupation: Prior to Patrick Gallagher's enlistment in the Union Army, Patrick managed a foundry near the town of Williamsburg, Pennsylvania. Enlistment Information: Patrick Gallagher enlisted in the Union Army with the rank of Sergeant in September, 1861. In the year 1862, Sergeant Gallagher received a field promotion to the position of Captain over the 84th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company E. Active Duty Stations: Captain Gallagher led the men of "Company E" into battle at Hancock or better know as the ( Romney Campaign ), and was nearly drowned in the Potomac during the regiments retreat from Bath, Virginia. Captain Gallagher was later killed in the first battle at Kernstown, Virginia, March 23, 1862. * Captain Patrick Gallagher is buried at the Presbyterian Cemetery in Hollidaysburg, PA.*

  Above, you will see some basic information pertaining to a Captain Patrick Gallagher. I am currently searching for any and all information pertaining to this individual. I recently learned of the Captain myself during a background research endeavor. At that time, I became aware of one rather strange fragment of evidence. This evidence was thoroughly surprising to me to say the least and I was not expecting to find something which would strike so close to home.  After quickly peering at the above posted photograph of Captain Patrick Gallagher, I realized that there was a remarkable and striking resemblance between myself and Captain Gallagher. So much so that it was down right spooky at first. It was like seeing ones self in time, knowing how it all ended. Of course, Captain Gallagher in the photo has more hair than I  and also has a beard, well don't let this sway your assessment. In the not too distant past, I too had longer hair and a beard. This is why I am aware of the uncanny resemblance. Never the less folks, I truly am looking for more information pertaining to the Captain. As you can see, the Captain died some 102 years prior to my date of birth, so one must ask, how is this striking resemblance possible, is it a mere coincidence that he and I look alike? This, I do not know. To the best of my knowledge, there is no lineage between he and I, but I could be wrong. If you happen to have any knowledge which pertains to Captain Patrick Gallagher, please forward me an "E-Mail"  ASAP and make me aware of the information you may have available. I do thank you all for your time and assistance in this matter.

Sincerely,

Michael J Dieser