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Lawrence Kohl, Lawrence Frederick Kohl, St Clair Mulholland, St.Clair Mulholland, Clair Mullholland, St Clair a. Mullholland

The Story of the 116th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion

English · Hardback

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The 116th Pennsylvania was no ordinary regiment. For two hard years it fought with Thomas Meagher's celebrated Irish Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. Though only partially Irish itself, the 116th won an honored place in this famous unit's history by its faithful service in some of the bloodiest campaigns of the war. The mutual respect between the Irish and the 116th was certainly founded on their shared bravery and suffering during the campaigns from Fredericksburg to Petersburg, but it no doubt also owed something to the remarkable Irish colonel, St. Clair Mulholland, who commanded the 116th through most of its battles. Mulholland was a soldier's soldier: disciplined, courageous, caring, and dedicated to the men of his regiment. Wounded four times (once, it was thought, mortally), he time and again rose from his hospital bed to return to command. Winner of the congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at Chancellorsville, he was later brevetted brigadier general and major general for service in the Wilderness and at Petersburg.

About the author

Lawrence Kohl

Summary

A story of the 116th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Soon after arriving at the front of the War of Rebellion it was attached to General Thomas Meagher's Irish Brigade of the Army of the Poomac. For the next two years the regiment fought alongside Meagher's Irishmen in various campaigns.

Product details

Authors	Lawrence Kohl, Lawrence Frederick Kohl, St Clair Mulholland, St.Clair Mulholland, Clair Mullholland, St Clair a. Mullholland
Publisher	Fordham University Press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.01.1995

EAN	9780823216062
ISBN	978-0-8232-1606-2
No. of pages	480
Dimensions	162 mm x 236 mm x 49 mm
Weight	1184 g
Series	Irish in the Civil War (Hardco The Irish in the Civil War Irish in the Civil War
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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