Civil War Service
Service records of Bonney family members during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
The Civil War was the first war in American history in which a substantial proportion of the adult male population participated. Almost every American would have known friends, family members, or neighbors who marched off to war, many never to return. The service records below are compiled from the National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, which contains an index of men who served in the Civil War.
The database shows 327 results for "bonney" (including spelling variations). This page lists only those entries where the surname is spelled "Bonney" (188 entries). The full service records are housed at the National Archives and Records Administration.
| Name | Side | State | Battle Unit | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonney, V.W. | Confederacy | Virginia | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, W.A. | Confederacy | Virginia | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Edwin | Union | Wisconsin | 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, George | Union | Wisconsin | 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Wm. M. | Union | Vermont | 3rd Regiment, Vermont Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Wm. S. | Union | Vermont | 3rd Regiment, Vermont Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Harvey | Union | Ohio | 2nd Regiment, Ohio Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Peris | Union | Iowa | 15th Regiment, Iowa Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Gladden | Union | Maine | 10th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Lucius W. | Union | Maryland | 13th Regiment, Maryland Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Andrew | Union | Indiana | 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, Hiram B. | Union | Massachusetts | 39th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, C. L. | Confederacy | Mississippi | 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Monroe | Confederacy | Mississippi | 29th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, C.L. | Confederacy | South Carolina | 7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Wilson | Confederacy | Virginia | 15th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Wilson M. | Confederacy | Virginia | 14th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Burroughs') | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Augus | Union | United States Colored Troops | 78th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Allen G. | Union | New York | 184th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Andrew J. | Union | New York | 174th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, O.M. | Union | Pennsylvania | 207th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Wilbert | Union | Pennsylvania | 83rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, F.P.L. | Confederacy | South Carolina | 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves | — |
| Bonney, Joseph | Union | Minnesota | 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, P.J. | Confederacy | Louisiana | 1st Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Amos John | Confederacy | Louisiana | 22nd Regiment, Louisiana Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, B.F. | Confederacy | Louisiana | 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Wingfield's) | Cavalry |
| Bonney, A. | Union | Maine | 1st Regiment, Maine Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, Cyrus | Union | Maine | 17th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Edwin | Union | Maine | 7th Unassigned Company, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, George | Union | Maine | 9th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, George W. | Union | Maine | 7th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Isaac | Union | Maine | 9th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Isaiah | Union | Maine | 1st Regiment, Maine Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, Isaiah | Union | Maine | 3rd Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Isaiah | Union | Maine | 17th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Simeon | Union | Maine | 21st Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, C.W. | Confederacy | Virginia | 15th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, James | Confederacy | Virginia | 7th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Ashby's) | Cavalry |
| Bonney, James | Confederacy | Virginia | 13th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, James | Confederacy | Virginia | 16th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, John | Confederacy | Virginia | 6th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, N. | Confederacy | Virginia | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Reuben | Confederacy | Virginia | 16th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, William | Confederacy | Virginia | 14th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Burroughs') | Cavalry |
| Bonney, William | Confederacy | Virginia | 16th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, John A. | Union | Nevada | 1st Battalion, Nevada Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Robert | Union | New Hampshire | 5th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Alfred A. | Union | Wisconsin | 47th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Archibald D. | Union | Wisconsin | 42nd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Winfield S. | Union | Wisconsin | 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Oliver D. | Union | Illinois | 124th Regiment, Illinois Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Milan E. | Union | Illinois | 13th Regiment, Illinois Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Cornelius | Union | New York | 33rd Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Edward | Union | New York | 87th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Edward | Union | New York | 4th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, George | Union | New York | 56th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, James | Union | New York | 40th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, James | Union | New York | 87th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, James | Union | New York | 56th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, John | Union | New York | 179th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Jonas | Union | New York | 157th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Moses | Union | New York | 6th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, Thomas | Union | Union Regular Army | 3rd Regiment, US Artillery (Regular Army) | Artillery |
| Bonney, Philip C. | Union | Illinois | 31st Regiment, Illinois Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, John | Union | Connecticut | 12th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, William S. | Union | Connecticut | 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Lewis | Union | Vermont | 1st Regiment, Vermont Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Wm. A. | Union | Vermont | 3rd Regiment, Vermont Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Leroy S. | Union | Veteran Reserve | 19th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps | — |
| Bonney, William S. | Union | Veteran Reserve | 3rd Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps | — |
| Bonney, Samuel P. | Union | Illinois | 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, William W. | Union | Illinois | 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Allen F. | Union | Massachusetts | 3rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Ansel F. | Union | Massachusetts | 18th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Charles A. | Union | Massachusetts | 3rd Regiment, Massachusetts Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Charles H. | Union | Massachusetts | 4th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Darius | Union | Massachusetts | 29th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Elbridge P. | Union | Massachusetts | 24th Company Unattached, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Frank K. | Union | Massachusetts | 18th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Henry | Union | Massachusetts | 24th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Henry B. | Union | Massachusetts | 7th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Henry B. | Union | Massachusetts | 20th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Henry B. | Union | Massachusetts | 37th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Hiram W. | Union | Massachusetts | 38th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Howland S. | Union | Massachusetts | 18th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Howland S. | Union | Massachusetts | 24th Company Unattached, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Isaac H. | Union | Massachusetts | 4th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Jacob D. | Union | Massachusetts | 38th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, James A. | Union | Massachusetts | 15th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, John G. | Union | Massachusetts | 3rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Leroy S. | Union | Massachusetts | 23rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Lucius L. | Union | Massachusetts | 2nd Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, Lucius L. | Union | Massachusetts | 17th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Morton V. | Union | Massachusetts | 3rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Morton V. | Union | Massachusetts | 3rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Militia) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Nicholas D. | Union | Massachusetts | 61st Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Otis L. | Union | Massachusetts | 32nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Seth | Union | Massachusetts | 26th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Theodore L. | Union | Massachusetts | 3rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Militia) | Infantry |
| Bonney, William W. | Union | Massachusetts | 15th Unattached Company, Massachusetts Infantry (Militia) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Abener | Union | Michigan | 14th Independent Battery, Michigan Light Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, John | Union | Michigan | 5th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Lyman W. | Union | Michigan | 2nd Regiment, Michigan Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, William R. | Union | Michigan | 13th Regiment, Michigan Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Henry S. | Confederacy | Mississippi | 33rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Wm. | Union | Union Regular Army | 13th Regiment, US Infantry (Regular Army) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Byron W. | Union | Ohio | 47th Regiment, Ohio Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Charles L. | Union | Ohio | 103rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Harrison H. | Union | Ohio | 2nd Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, Jacob | Union | Ohio | 193rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, James W. | Union | Ohio | 2nd Regiment, Ohio Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Robert | Union | Ohio | 167th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard) | Infantry |
| Bonney, William H. | Union | Ohio | 2nd Regiment, Ohio Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, William O. | Union | Ohio | 69th Regiment, Ohio Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, P.J. | Confederacy | Louisiana | 7th Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, A.L. | Confederacy | South Carolina | 7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, John | Union | Union Regular Army | 16th Regiment, US Infantry (Regular Army) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Edwin | Union | Union Regular Army | 17th Regiment, US Infantry (Regular Army) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Junius P. | Confederacy | Louisiana | 1st Field Battery, Louisiana Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, Samuel | Union | Louisiana | 1st Regiment, New Orleans Infantry, Louisiana | Infantry |
| Bonney, Amos J. | Confederacy | Louisiana | 1st Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Strawbridge's) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Daniel | Union | Union Regular Army | 1st Regiment, US Artillery (Regular Army) | Artillery |
| Bonney, Charles | Union | Union Regular Army | 10th Regiment, US Infantry (Regular Army) | Infantry |
| Bonney, William | Union | Missouri | 2nd Regiment, Missouri Light Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, George J. | Union | Iowa | 2nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Jasper W. | Union | Iowa | 4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, A. George | Union | Maine | 12th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Alonzo G. | Union | Maine | 8th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Charles B. | Union | Maine | 9th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Edward W. | Union | Maine | 10th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, George W. | Union | Maine | 1st Regiment, Maine Veteran Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Henry | Union | Maine | 14th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, John L. | Union | Maine | 15th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Newton E. | Union | Maine | 1st Regiment, Maine Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, L. | Confederacy | Louisiana | 8th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, E.T. | Confederacy | Confederate States | General and Staff Officers, Non-Regimental Enlisted Men, CSA | — |
| Bonney, Henry J. | Confederacy | Virginia | 14th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Burroughs') | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Henry J. | Confederacy | Virginia | 15th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Henry T. | Confederacy | Virginia | 16th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, James H. | Confederacy | Virginia | 16th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Otto M. | Confederacy | Virginia | 16th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Quinton T. | Confederacy | Virginia | 16th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Virginius W. | Confederacy | Virginia | 14th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Burroughs') | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Virginius W. | Confederacy | Virginia | 15th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, William H. | Confederacy | Virginia | 14th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Burroughs') | Cavalry |
| Bonney, William H. | Confederacy | Virginia | 15th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, William J. | Confederacy | Virginia | 14th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Burroughs') | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Thaddeus S. | Union | Indiana | 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Isaac | Union | United States Colored Troops | 2nd Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Navy | Union | United States Colored Troops | 98th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, William | Union | United States Colored Troops | 48th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Leonard A | Union | Wisconsin | 31st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, John J. | Union | Illinois | 14th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, John R. | Union | Illinois | 155th Regiment, Illinois Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Addison G. | Union | New York | Oneida Independent Company, New York Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Amos J. | Union | New York | 179th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Archibald D. | Union | New York | 4th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Byron S. | Union | New York | 14th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, John N. | Union | New York | 107th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Robert B. | Union | New York | 10th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, Seth A. | Union | New York | 54th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Walter B. | Union | New York | 60th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Wm. A. | Union | New York | 50th Regiment, New York Engineers | Engineers |
| Bonney, William L. | Union | New York | 107th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, George B. | Union | Rhode Island | 10th Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Harvey | Union | Massachusetts | 8th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (3 months, 1861) Militia | Infantry |
| Bonney, Nicholas | Union | Massachusetts | 8th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (3 months, 1861) Militia | Infantry |
| Bonney, Seth | Union | Massachusetts | 6th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (3 months, 1861) (Militia) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Alvah | Union | Michigan | 3rd Regiment, Michigan Infantry (1st organization) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Samuel B. | Union | Michigan | 4th Regiment, Michigan Infantry (2nd organization) | Infantry |
| Bonney, James M. | Confederacy | Mississippi | 29th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, S. | Confederacy | Mississippi | 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Percy's) (Army of 10,000) | Infantry |
| Bonney, George W. | Union | Ohio | 47th Regiment, Ohio Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Joseph M. | Union | Ohio | 68th Regiment, Ohio Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, John T. | Union | Pennsylvania | 18th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (3 months, 1861) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Peter | Union | Pennsylvania | 1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Light Artillery (14th Reserves) | Artillery |
| Bonney, Thomas S. | Union | Pennsylvania | 18th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (3 months, 1861) | Infantry |
| Bonney, U.P. | Confederacy | South Carolina | 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (6 months, 1861) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Wiley | Confederacy | South Carolina | 24th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Cowan | Union | Missouri | 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Charles F. | Union | New Jersey | 9th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Thomas S. | Union | New Jersey | 4th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Henry H. | Union | Minnesota | 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers) | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Samuel | Union | Iowa | 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Alonzo G. | Union | Maine | 1st Regiment, Maine Infantry (3 months, 1861) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Edward W. | Union | Maine | 1st Regiment, Maine Infantry (3 months, 1861) | Infantry |
| Bonney, William | Confederacy | Virginia | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12 months, 1861-62) (Mullins') | Cavalry |
| Bonney Jr., George H. | Union | Massachusetts | 3rd Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, Tillman | Union | United States Colored Troops | 48th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Lucius W. | Union | Rhode Island | 1st Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry (3 months, 1861) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Harmon E. | Union | Connecticut | 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, Herman E. | Union | Connecticut | 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Bonney, Charles L. | Union | Veteran Reserve | 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps | — |
| Bonney, Ezra M. | Union | Massachusetts | 20th Unattached Company, Massachusetts Infantry (100 days, 1864) (Militia) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Isaac H. | Union | Massachusetts | 4th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (3 months, 1861) (Militia) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Theodore L. | Union | Massachusetts | 32nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Alick H. | Union | Michigan | 3rd Regiment, Michigan Infantry (1st organization) | Infantry |
| Bonney, C. E. | Confederacy | Mississippi | 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Usher P. | Confederacy | South Carolina | 7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Usher P. | Confederacy | South Carolina | Cavalry Battalion, Holcombe Legion, South Carolina | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Henry C. | Union | Missouri | 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Levi N. | Union | Maine | 23rd Regiment, Maine Infantry (9 months, 1862-63) | Infantry |
| Bonney, Philander W. | Union | Maine | 28th Regiment, Maine Infantry (9 months, 1862-63) | Infantry |
| Bonney, B.F. | Confederacy | Confederate States | General and Staff Officers, Non-Regimental Enlisted Men, CSA | — |
| Bonney, Henry J. | Confederacy | Virginia | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12 months, 1861-62) (Mullins') | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Virginius W. | Confederacy | Virginia | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12 months, 1861-62) (Mullins') | Cavalry |
| Bonney, William H. | Confederacy | Virginia | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12 months, 1861-62) (Mullins') | Cavalry |
| Bonney, William J. | Confederacy | Virginia | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12 months, 1861-62) (Mullins') | Cavalry |
| Bonney, Oliver D. | Union | United States Colored Troops | 66th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry | Infantry |
| Bonney, Charles L. | Confederacy | Confederate States | Wood's Regiment, Confederate Cavalry (1st Mississippi Cavalry) (Wirt Adams' Regiment) | Cavalry |
| Bonney, William H.H. | Union | United States Colored Troops | 1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
About the Database
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System contains just an index of the men who served in the Civil War with only rudimentary information from the service records (including name, rank and unit in which they served). The full service records are housed at the National Archives and Records Administration.
Additionally, all records in this database have been transcribed from the National Archives' original documents; alternate names and/or misspellings are recorded as initially documented. The database includes many spelling variations of "Bonney" including: Bonny, Boney, Bony, Booney, Benney, Bonner, Barney, and others.
Notable Service
One notable family member who served in the Civil War was Edward William Bonney (1807-1864), who enlisted in the 127th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment at age 56. He participated in General Grant's Mississippi River Campaign, including the Siege of Vicksburg, where he received a paralyzing leg wound. He was medically discharged in December 1863 and died in February 1864 as a result of his war injuries.
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Source: National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database. Last updated: July 10, 2023. View the full database.