Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Pat Hickey on Col. James A. Mulligan, hero

Good friend-of-the-blog Pat Hickey writes about a Chicago Civil War hero, Col. James A. Mulligan, commander of the 23rd Illinois Infantry, who died from the wounds he received in the 1864 Battle of Winchester.

A few months later, Joseph Henry Ruberry, my great-grandfather, joined the the 23rd Illinois, which was also known as "the Irish Brigade." In 1865 the regiment served in the decisive Petersburg and Appomattox campaigns.

Related entries:

Shiloh posts:

Shiloh Part One
Shiloh Part Two
Shiloh Part Three
Shiloh Part Four
Corinth

Vicksburg posts:

Vicksburg Battlefield, Part One
Vicksburg Battlefield, Part Two, State Memorials
Vicksburg Battlefield, Part Three, Illinois Memorial
Vicksburg Battlefield, Part Four, The USS Cairo
Vicksburg Battlefield Part Five



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