James P. Barden, Born 12 Oct 1842 in Croom, Limerick

This is my grandmother's grandfather, and I'd like to learn more about his family in Ireland. His date of emigration is uncertain but he settled in the Mohawk Valley of New York andcame to the United States in time to honorably serve the cause of the Union in the American Civil War: mustering as a 22 year old Private in the N.Y. 24th Cavalry in 1864.

Could any of my friends in this genealogical community point me in the right direction to learn more about his birth family?

Many thanks!

Andrew