The Irish standard., 1897-10-30
THE IMPERIsAABLE ROSTER.
Imposing Array of Names of Men
of Irish Nationality.
THE PATRICKS ARE NUMEROUS.
They Figure in the Revolutionary,
Mexican and Civil Wars.

In his speech on Irish American day
at the Nashville centennial celebration,
Hon. Patrick Walsh, of Georgia, gave
the following names Of prominent
Americans of Irish birth or blood who
fought in the wars of this country:
Commanders o. II. Perry (son Of an
Irish mothcr), Ncwry, Ireland; Thomas
McDonough. born in Ireland or on pos.
sage here; John Blakcl"y. born in Ire
land; Charles Stewart. grandfather Of
Purnell: Il. p. Mccall, Thomas y. Dorm,
Henry Eagle, born In Dublin; John NJ.
Kcll and George r. Ryan, Admiral
stephen c. Rowan c'Padly" Rowan),
horn in Dublin; Admiral Geo. c. Meade,
of the Meade family. Philadelphia; Ad-
nliral Kitty, Commander John Barry.
Commander Edward Barrett, Admiral
Connor, Captains VIM. p. Mccain. G.
Stewart McAulcy. VIM. j. Cluney, John
N. Maffct, Lawrence Eearncy, James r.
Mullany, james l.ardncr Meade. J. ].
Boyle, John Cussin. Thomas Darragh
Shaw, Garrett Prcndcrgast William Il.
Lynch, A. II. Mnhon. present naval writ
or; james |. Wcddell. William Brown,
John Manley. John Mel. Murphy. Rich
ard Ol3ricn, Blake and Mcintosh. Licut.
O'Brannnn. Admiral William M. Crane,
Admiral G. Cunningham, DR.. George
Logan, u. s. NJ, Commodore Thomas
Read, Commander james O'Iicarne, and
Lieut. cnant Commanders Charles O'Ncil
and Dennis w. MILAN, U. S. navy.
Prominent Americans of Irish birth
or blood I'M the Confederate army
we're:
Generals Patrick Ronnyne Cleburne,
Cork, Ireland. fell at Franklin; Leon
idcs Polk. of the old President Polk
family, l.. O'Bricn Branch, John M.
l,rannnn. John S. Preston, Of the old
Irish Preston family of the South; Geo.
T. Pickett Robert Emmct Rodcs, Thom-
ns Lewis Preston, of the old Irish Pros
ton family of the South; Pagan Meal
lister, at the top of Maryc's Heights,
while Mcaghcr at the foot was attack
Ing: II. Mcbride, Thomas J. Jackson
(StoncwalD. of purely Irish descent;
Jubal A. EARLY, Irish descent, and
Thomas Welsh; Col Alfred Moore
Waddcll, descended from the colonial
governor James Moore Waddell, an
lrishman; Gen. William Malone, DIR.
'rheo. A. Dargan.
lett,
or blood in the Federal army we're:
Gems. George Gordon Meade, U. S. A.;
Phil II. Sheridan, U. S. A.; Martin +,
Mcmahon, Michael Corcoran, John P.
! McCown, Eugene A. Carr, Joseph B.
Carr New York; George II. McGinncss,
Stephen ]. McGcarty, James McQuade,
James Dcaring, William +. Barry, Mex
lean and Confederate; Thomas A. Smyth
of Delaware, Cork, Ireland, killed In
battle: Charles Griffin. George \. Sher-
iGan, Thomas J. Rusk, Thomas l.. Casey,
his Irish progcnitor in the Revolution,
was a patriot officer; II. ]. Fitzpatrick.
United States cavalry New Jersey; D.
NJ. Gregg, William Joyce Scwall. United
'0ltttco o'Iiih'i' ANIN IAiAUy
Smith. jeremiah c. Sullivan, Horace
Porter, old Irish family; Andrew Porter,
old Irish family; John M. Read, old Irish
family; John G. Reid, Jonn w. Reilly,
Grant. son of Hannah Simpson, wo-
man of Irish blood. whose father, John
Simpson, was a United Trishman; Thom-
as c. DAWN, New York, monument to
him at Gettysburg; j. +. Boyle, Thom-
as Francis Meagher, Waterford, N. Y;
r. II. Milroy, John A. Logan, Illinois;
B. T.. Butler, Massachusetts; James w.
Tanning, John G. KcIton, Willis A. Cor
nan. Phil Kcarncy, New York, U. S. A..
old Irish family of New Jersey; Charles
II. II. Coils, born In Cork, now In New
York; Thomas w. Egan, commissioner
of public works. Philadelphia; Robert
II. McGinty. james Shields, Tyrone;
Thomas w. Swccny, U. S. A.. born In
Cork; Anson G.. McCools and brothers,
known as "thc Fighting McCooks." old
Irish family of Pennsylvania; o. A.
Gilmore, John J. Coppinger, U. S. A..
| born in Cork. Papal Brigade; M. T.
| Donahuc, New Hampshire. died at
| Boston; Charles G. Halplne, New York.
born in Ireland ("Mies O'ReillyD; B.
| +. Tracy, New York, Harrison Cab
met; William r. Halpinc, Ohio; D. r.
Burke, New York, born in Cork, last
commander Irish Brigade, died in New
York; James r. O'Beirne. born In Gal-
| way, commissioner of charters in Now
| York.
Cen. Quincy, Boston, of ireland. tht