The Irish were present at the creation of Georgia as a British colony in 1733. The second Royal Governor (1757-1760) of the colony was the Monaghan-born naval explorer Henry Ellis. By treaty signed in 1763 with the Creek Indians, a tract of land was transferred which was roughly…
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The Battle of Perryville from a contemporary illustration. |
MÁIRT -- On October 8, 1862, Irish-born…
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A turn of the century postcard view of Fort Monroe, where Whelan and his comrades were exchanged. |
On June 20 Olmstead and his officers…
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Wexford native Peter Whelan saw some of the… |
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