Tag Archives: Michael Corcoran

lapping it up

Posted on June 15, 2020 by SUMPTER

Here’s a man that might have fit right in with Stonewall Jackson’s foot cavalry – except that he hailed from north of Mason-Dixon. From Harper’s Weekly June 11, 1870: WESTON, THE PEDESTRIAN. WE give on this page a portrait of … Continue reading →

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“Sinn Fein Forever”

Posted on March 22, 2019 by SUMPTER

April 7, 2019: It looks like I made a mistake in the second paragraph below. There is evidence in the April 6, 1919 issue of the New-York Tribune at the Library of Congress that most of the “old 69th” was … Continue reading →

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death by cracked skull

Posted on December 26, 2013 by SUMPTER

You could get killed in battle; you could die a slow, lingering death from your battle wounds or from disease; or a horse could fall on you and crack your skull. That’s what happened to General Michael Corcoran on December … Continue reading →

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View from a Richmond Hospital

Posted on September 3, 2011 by SUMPTER

Although The New-York Times is a pro-Republican paper, it isn’t afraid to publish a letter critical of Lincoln and Scott, which is interesting considering all the violence and suppression aimed at pro-Southern newspapers in the North at about this time. … Continue reading →

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We Interrupt This Court-Martial

Posted on March 15, 2011 by admin

In October 1860 the Prince of Wales visited New York City as part of his North American tour. The whole city went gaga over the prince – well almost the whole city. The 69th regiment of the New York State … Continue reading →

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