Dug around a bit. There was most definitely a GAR post in Malone, NY. Unfortunately the post membership records do not seem to be online for either NY nor CA, so I couldn't
see if any McMahon's or Carlin's showed up.
Here is a little info on the Malone, NY GAR Post
Malone: Post 284 Chartered Aug. 12, 1882 - Named for Captain William D. Brennan, Co. A, 142d NYSV. Born 1839; joined Aug. 21, 1862 at Malone as 1st Lt., age 22; Capt. May 1864; WIA Sept. 29, 1864 at Fort Gilmer, VA and lost a leg; discharged May 17, 1865; brevet Lt. Col. NYSV; brevet Major USV; taught school upon his return home and eventually became a lawyer; served as county treasurer and three terms in NYS Assembly; suffered a political reversal and took strychnine March 7, 1881.
Some GAR guys marching in Malone, NY in 1896
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