James S. Maloney (also Malony) was born about 1841 in Buffalo, New York, and worked as a bookkeeper. During the American Civil War, he enlisted on August 30, 1862, in Company H of the 116th New York Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. He was wounded in action on May 27, 1863, at Port Hudson, Louisiana, and mustered out on June 8, 1865, with the company at Washington, D. C. The sketch in this collection indicates that Maloney may have been Col. George M. Love's orderly. Love (1831-1887) was the commanding officer of the 116th New York Infantry, first as Colonel then Brevet Brigadier General.

External sources and more information on the 116th New York Infantry:

"Maloney, James S.", National Park Service's Civil War database, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=AD7188B5-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A, accessed April 25, 2023.

"James Maloney", New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]; Box #: 140-141. Available on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/212253:1965, accessed April 25, 2023.

"UNION NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS: 116th Regiment, New York Infantry", National Park Service's Civil War database, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UNY0116RI, accessed April 25, 2023.

"George Maltby Love", Congressional Medal of Honor Society, https://www.cmohs.org/index.php/recipients/george-m-love, accessed April 25, 2023.