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St. Patrick's Day's Powerful Tug - Part 3
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Buckey O'Neill: Sheriff, Mayor, Rough Rider, American Hero
By Joseph Gannon
The Minstrel boy to the war is gone,
in the ranks of death you will find him.
His father's sword he hath girded on,
and his wild harp slung behind him.
It would be hard to find a life that more perfectly illustrates the grit, determination, and pure courage of the Irish in America in the 19th…
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Scrappy Phil Sheridan - The U.S. Army's Little Big Man
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Hundreds Gather on Battlefield to Mourn Historian's Death
Photo by Kevin J. Kennedy, 1994
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By Gerry Regan, Producer / TheWildGeese.com
MANASSAS, Va. — Laughter and sorrow commingled over the sun-drenched…
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Sheridan Rides to Lincoln's Rescue in 1864 Election - Part 2 OF 2: 'THIS RETREAT MUST BE STOPPED'
| Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library Sheridan portrayed inspiring his troops in "Sheridan's Ride" by Thure de Thulstrup.… |
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How St. Patrick's Day Was Celebrated by The Irish Brigade in the Year 1863
| Green Flag Productions This limited edition art print by Bradley Schmehl, part of the artist's Irish Brigade series, depicts Lt. O'Connor on QM… |
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For Erin and America - James McKay Rorty
AN IRISH HERO OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
We dug him a grave near his own shining cannon,
And laid him therein with his sword by his side,
Far away from his home by the fair flowing Shannon,
In the strength of his years and the flush of his pride ...
-- From "Captain O'Hay" a poem dedicated to
James McKay Rorty by Michael Scanlan, June, 1887
One of the many…
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Sheridan Rides to Lincoln's Rescue in 1864 Election - Part 1 OF 2: A RUDE AWAKENING
| United States Army Military History Institute A confident looking Phil Sheridan, taken in late 1863. |
By Joseph E. Gannon…
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A Soldier's Story: Sgt. Lawrence F. Condon
Company L, 106th Infantry, U.S. Army
| Gerry Regan photo The grave of Sgt. Lawrence F. Condon, St. Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, New… |
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Irish Dominate Medal of Honor List
By John J. Concannon
By a stroke of good fortune, I became involved in an Irish/Irish American book writing project that is dear to my heart.
(Left: "Brothers of Ireland" by Don Troiani depicts the 69th New York and 9th Massachusetts Infantry regiments in battle at Gaines Mill,…
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The Irish at Gettysburg
By Kevin O'Beirne, Kevin P. Gorman, and Joseph E. Gannon
(Right: Historical Art Prints - The 69 PA withstands Pickett's onslaught in "Rock of Erin" by…
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'Undaunted Courage': The Irish at Fredericksburg
In 1862, the second year of America's Civil War, Meagher's Irish Brigade made two of the most gallant charges in American history, crashing bloodily against a Confederate strongpoint at Antietam's "Bloody Lane" and, 87 days later, attacking Confederates, many Irish, behind Fredericksburg's "Stone Wall." WGT is proud to present the story of the Irish at…
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An Irishman In The 8th Ohio Volunteers
Editor's Note: The 8th Ohio Vol. Infantry was mustered into service as a 90 day regiment in 1861. Company B of the 8th was an Irish company known as the Hibernian Guards. At the end of their 90 days service in June of '61, the 8th mustered in as a 3 year regiment. They saw their first action in West Virginia in Sept. They were transferred to Shenandoah Valley where they fought during Jackson's Valley Campaign in the spring of '62 and then were transferred to McCellan's Army of the Potomac on…
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The '79 Mullaghmore Bombing 'Heard Round the World'
| University of Kansas Lord Mountbatten reviews Indian troops during World War II. |
Things in Mullaghmore have never quite been…
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Private Willie Mitchel: An Irish Confederate Boy
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Many who have read Irish history are familiar with the name of John Mitchel (left), Irish revolutionary, Young Irelander, and publisher of The United Irishman, who was born 182 years ago, on Nov. 3, 1815; however, many are unaware of Mitchel's life in America. During the American Civil War, Mitchel supported the Confederacy. Three of his sons served in the…
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Father Aloysius P. McGonigal: Battlefield Hero Without a Gun
By Joseph Gannon
Many men become known as heroes for their bravery in battle, for their willingness to face death in an effort to kill the enemy and obtain an objective, or for helping win the war for their country.
They are often celebrated by millions of their countrymen and…
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Remembering the Irish Who Fell at Fredericksburg
Remembering the Irish Who Fell at Fredericksburg
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'Free and Green': Song -- and Fate -- Bring Limelight to Civil War Hero
MORE ABOUT 'THE IRISH VOLUNTEER':
- Q&A With David Kincaid
- WGT's Leslie Sweetnam Reviews "The Irish Volunteer"
- Jan. 16's Requiem and Concert at St. Patrick's Old…
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"Faithful to us here, we loved him to the last.": Col. Patrick Kelly
AN IRISH HERO OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
WOODSIDE, N.Y. -- With these words, Col. Patrick Kelly's family and comrades-in-arms…
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MV Kerlogue at War: Serving Neither King Nor Fuehrer, But Humanity: PART 2 OF A 2-PART SERIES
By Marie-Claire McGann
Special to TheWildGeese.com
Sixty years ago this month, the 11-man crew of this Irish cargo ship braved tempestuous seas and possible RAF attack to save 168 German sailors from drowning. Her experience was emblematic of the…
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