The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-07

THE IRISH BRIGADE"-J. G. W, City.
The so-caIled Irish Brigade" (also known
as Mulligan'S B.igade) in the War of the
Rebellion was the Twenty-third Illinois 1n-
faniry Regiment, Of 1860 men, mustered into
service for three years, on June IA, 1861 It
was raised in Chicago by James A. Multi
gan, lawyer by profession, and one month
later received marching orders and departed
for Missouri. At Lexington. where it had
been sent to erect entertainments, the
regiment was overpOwered by a large
force OF the enemy, on August 31st,
aud taken prisoners. The enlisted men
were parOled and allowed to return to their
homes, and shortly after the officers were in
ike manner set free. Colonel Mulligan
alone refusing to accept parole was held a
prisoner until the latter part Of the year and
then exchanged. Returning to Chicago he
TeOrganzed his regiment, the parOled men
having been mustered out of service. The
musteT-Out was revoked and the regiment
restored by order Of General Mcclellan.
On June II, 1862 it was again ordered
TO the seat Of war and in ten days
arrived at New Creek, Va. During The
following year it took part in number Of
minor battles and won fine record for the
dash and bravery OF its men. The Twenty
third was not sent to take part in the battle
of Gettysburg, but after the fight was or
dercd forward to check the retreat Of the
enemy across the Potomac, and after a sharp
engagement with Lees army MuIligan was
forced 10 retreat TO Petersburg Gap. Dur
ing the fall and winter the regiment was en-
gagged in various Skirmishes aud by April,
1862, iIs number had been reduced to
$50 men. Returning from veteran furough
it was attached to Hunters army and on
July % 1862, bore noble part ID the battle
Of Ninchest T. During charge on the
rebel lines Colonel Mulligan was MORALLY
wounded a squad of his men seeing him
fall attempted to carry him off tie field, but
observing that the cOlOrS were in danger he
turned to his bearers and said. Lay me
down and save the flag, repeating the order
upon their hesitation. They obeyed and ere
their return he was borne off by the enemy
and soon after died in their hands. After
this the TWenty-third parilcipa ed in the
campaigns with Sheridan in the Shenandoah
Valley, after Early's overthrow was trans
ierred to the army Of the James, to k part
IN the last great campaign Of Grant, and
after Lees surrender was sent to Richmond
aDd did duty near there up 10 the date Of
Its muster out In July, 1865
ALAMEDA COUNTY,. D., Mission San
Jose, Cal III Under the new redistribution
of the State. providing for forty Senatorial
and eighty-one Assembly districts, Ala
medals FOTty-eighth and Forty-ninth AS
sembly districts are in the Twenty-sixth
Senatorial, the Fiftieth and Fifty-frst in the
Tweuty-seYenth, and the Forty-sixth and
Forty-seventh in the Twenty-eIghth Sena-
torial District. 81 Under the previous
system the county was recently represented
i'm tie State Senate as follows: Sixteenth
District, by Eli S. DennisOn of Oakland;
Seventeenth, by w. E. Dargie of
Oakland, and the Eighteenth by William
Simpson of Alameda; in the Assembly
Fifty-frst District by Frank l.. Fowler OF
LiYermore; Filty-second, Fred Bryant Of