The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-10-30
THE IMPERISHABEE ROSTER.
Imposing Array of Names of Men
of Irish Nationality.
THE PATRlCKS 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 (sou of an
Irish mothcr), Ncwry. ireland; Thomas
McDonough. born in Ireland. or on pas
sage here; John Blakcl"y. born in Ire
! land; Charles Stewart, grandfather Of
Pnrncll; Il. =. Mccall. Thomas A. Dorm,
Henry Eagle, born In Dublin; John M.
Kcll and George p. Ryan. Admiral
Stephen c. Rowan C"Paddy" Rowan,
| born in Dublin; Admiral Geo. G. Meade,
of the Meade family. Philadelphia; ADJ
miral Kitty, Commander John Barry.
Commander Edward Barrett. Admiral
Conner, Captains VIM. p. Mccain, G..
Stewart McAulcy. VIM. j. Cluney, John
N. Maffct, Lawrence l<carney, James r.
Mulany. james Lardncr Meade, J. j.
Boyle, John Cnssin. Thomas Darragh
Shaw, Garrett Prcndcrgast, William II.
Lynch, A. r. Mnhon, present naval writ
or; james L. Weddell, William Brown,
John Marley, John Mel. Murphy Rich
ard OBricn, Blake and Mcintosh, Liout.
O'Brannun, Admiral William NJ Crane,
Admiral G. Cunningham, Dr. George
Logan, u. 8. NJ, Commodore Thomas
Read Commander james O'Nearnc, and
Lieut. cnant- Commanders Charles ONcil
and Dennis w. MILAN, u. S. navy.
Prominent Americans of Irish birth
or blood I'M the Confederate army
were:
Generals Patrick Ronaync Clcburnc,
Cork, Ireland, fell at Franklin; Leon
idcs Polk, of the old President Polk
family, l.. OBrien Branch, John M.
Grammar, John S. Preston, Of the Old
Irish Preston family of tho South; Geo.
T.. Pickett, Robert Emmett llodcs, Thorn
as Lewis Preston, Of the old Irish Pros
ton family of the South: Pagan Meal
lister, at the top of Marycs Heights,
while Mraghcr 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 Waddcll, an
freshman; Cen William Malone, DR..
Thco. A. Dargan.
Prominent Americans of Irish birth
or blood in the Federal army were:
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 +. McGinncss,
stephen J. McGcarty, James McQuade,
James bearing, William +. Barry Mex
lean and Confederate; Thomas A. Smyth
of Delaware. Cork, Ireland, killed in
battle; Charles Griffin, George a. Sher-
iGan, Thomas J. Rusk, Thomas l.. Casey,
his Irish progcntOr in the Revolution,
was a patriot officer; II. ]. Fitzpatrick.
United States cavalry, New Jersey; D.
NJ. Gregg, William Joyce Scwall, United
States senator. New Jersey; T.. Kirby
Smith, jeremiah G. 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 Irishman; Thorn
az c. DAWN, New York, monument to
him at Gettysburg; J. r. Boyle Thon-
as Francis Mcaghcr, Waterford, N. Y;
r. II. Milroy, John A. Logan, Illinois;
d. Il. Butler, Massachusetts; James w.
Tanning, John C. Kclton, Willis A. Cor
man, 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; Arson G.. McCoole and brothers,
known as "the Fighting AlcCooks." old
Irish family of Pennsylvania; o. A.
Gilmore, John ]. Coppingor, U. S. A..
born in Cork. Papal Brigade: NJ. T.
Donahue, New Hampshire. died at
Boston; Charles G. Halpine, New York,
born in Ireland ("Miles O'Reilly'); B.
F. Tracy, New York. Harrison Cab
met; William r. Halpine, Ohio; D. r.
Burke, New York, born in Cork. last
commander Irish Brigade, died In New
York; James R. O'Bcirne. born in Gal-
way, commissioner of charters In Now
York.
Cen. Gui.:ey, Boston, OF ireland. tn