Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-14
COLONEL JAMES A. MULLIGAN

The following sketh of Col. James \, e,
Mulllgun, the brave defender Of LcXing-
ton, Mo, has been furnished to the De-
troit AdUertiSer, from gentleman who has
been Intimately acquainted with him for
the past five or six years
Col. James a. MuIligan was born in the
city of Utica, New York, in the year 1899,
and is consequently in his 32d yea:. His
parents were natives OF Ireland. Ills
mother, after the death of his father,
which took place when he was child,
removed to Cqicago, whore she has resid-
ed with her son for the past twenty-three
years. She married respectable Irish.
American in Chicago, named Michael
( Lanlry, who has steadily watched with a
fathers solicitude the expanding mind OF
the brave young soldier. lie was educa-
ted at the Catholic College of North Chi
cago. under the superintendent of Rev.
Mr.. kinscllar, now of New York city. lie
is strict member of the Catholic church.
In 1852 1853 and "a, he read law in the
office of the Hon. Isaac \. Arnold, Con-
gresham from the Chicago district. For
a short time he edited the Western Idbk {
semi'reliPious week y newspaper, in Chi
cago. In 1856 he was admitted an attor'
ney >at-law in Chicago this time lie
held the position OF second lieutenant in
the Chicago Shields Guards, one of the
companies ATTACHED 10 the Irish brigidb
now in Missouri, and which has done 50
we'll at Lexington. In the winter of 1857
Senator Fitch of Indiana, rendered him d
cierkship in the Department OF the lnte-
rior. He accepted the position, and spen,
the winter at Washington. During hi,
residence in Washington, he corr rlesporded
with ;he Utica Telegraph, over the non al
plume Of Satan" After his return from
/ Washington he was elected captain of tn,
shield Guards. On the news arriving o
the bombardment of Fort Sumrter, ht
threw his toul into the national cause
The Irish American companies held meet
ing, of whom he was chairman. Shortly
afterwards he went to Washington with
letter, written by the late Senator Dou-
glas on his death bed, TO tho President
rendering a regiment to be called the "lr
ish Brigade" lie was elected Colonel
and Immediately went to work with will
The course of the Brigade" up to the
battle Of Lexington, iswell known it ha,
nobly, brayelyand honorably done its du-
B
Col Muligan is worthy Of all rraise. !
purer, better man, does not live in III,
State of Illinois Since h. was able 10 tel
the difference between ale and water,
glass of spirituous malt liquor has no
passed his lips. He is rigid temperance
man, sltho' lie is iocund and whole soulet
to fault. lie is six feet three inches il
height, with wiry elastic frame, large
lustrcus hazel eye-an open, frank Celti
face stamped with courage, pluck and in
dependence, surmounted with a bush
proiusion OF hair tinctured with gray
} Honorable in al relation respected b
Y all-he has won his way with untirin
industry and unquestionable courage. U
the 26th day Of October, 1850, he wa
a married to Miss Marian Nugent, by tn
Roman Catholic Bishop of Chicago.
A good scholar good speaker, a bril-
liant writer, promising lawyer, was h
when the banner of the Union was insu
ted Now he is, long may he continue $
Q -one Of the brave defenders of the UnioI
Is In one his last letters written to the gen
tleman above alluded 10, he says IF
die, If fall in defence Of our laws an
Constitution, let my example be followe
, by abby every man who loves the fan
d and renown of the fathers who made us
great and honorable people al.-.,