. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . - 30, 1S64; in the trenches beforePetersburg, Virginia, from June 15, 1864, until August21, 1864; Kinston, North Carolina, March 8, 1865. He was severely wounded in right leg at Cold Harbor,June 3, 1864, and also in left side at Petersburg, June 18, 1864. At the battle of Kinston, North Carolina, March8, 1865, he was taken prisoner and confined in a slave-pen at Goldsborough, North Carolina. He was after-wards confined in Libby Prison until paroled, April 1, 1865, being one of the last officers sent down the JamesRiver f
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . - 30, 1S64; in the trenches beforePetersburg, Virginia, from June 15, 1864, until August21, 1864; Kinston, North Carolina, March 8, 1865. He was severely wounded in right leg at Cold Harbor,June 3, 1864, and also in left side at Petersburg, June 18, 1864. At the battle of Kinston, North Carolina, March8, 1865, he was taken prisoner and confined in a slave-pen at Goldsborough, North Carolina. He was after-wards confined in Libby Prison until paroled, April 1, 1865, being one of the last officers sent down the JamesRiver for exchange. Lee surrendered a few days later,and the exchange never took place. Major McKay was the only private in his regiment,numbering from first to last fifteen hundred and twenty-three men, who became a field-officer. His promotionswere as follows: corporal, September 20, 1861 ; ser-geant, January 1, 1862; first sergeant, March 15, 1862;second lieutenant, May 29, 1863 ; first lieutenant, March ^?* m M. 1, 1864; captain, May 17, 1864; major, May 15, received the thanks of the Legislature of Massachu-setts for faithful and distinguished services in the field,and was mustered out of service at Boston, June 27,1865, by reason of the close of the war. For four years succeeding the war Major McKay com-manded the State constabulary in Berkshire County,Massachusetts. During this period he studied law, andin May, 1875, began practising his profession in SaltLake City, Utah, where he has since resided. He wasadmitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates March II, 1884. He is a member of the Cali-fornia Commandery of the Loyal Legion, Insignia 4514. Major McKay was married at North Adams, Massa-chusetts, January I, 1S67, to Celestia V. Powers, by Sanford, formerly chaplain of his regiment, and uncleof Miss Powers. From this union there were three chil-clrer,—viz., Charles Roy, born at North Adams, Massa-chusetts, September 19, 1869, now a student at
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