The Irish standard., 1903-10-31
FAMOUS IRISH REGIMENT.
The History Of Gallant Connecticut
Command.

Connecticut, has attracted national at
tention. The Ninth was an Irish in
fantry regiment, organized in 1861,
and comprised ten companies. 1t was
commanded by Col. Thomas w. Cahill
and served in the Nineteenth Corps.
1t participated, under Butler and
-Farragut, in the capture of New Or
leans. took part in the battle of Baton
Rouge. and served under Sheridan in
the Shenandoah Valley Upon the
expiration of its three years period
of service, the re-enlisted veterans of
the command We're organized into the
Ninth battalion. c. v. commanded by
Lieut.-Col. John G. Healy. The total
number of enliStmentS into the regi-
ment and battalion, from first to last,
aggregated 1906 officers and men. A
history of the Ninth. from the pen of
Thomas Hamilton Murray, has just
been brought out by The Price, Lee &
Adkins Co, of New Haven. 1t is a
handsome volume of over 400 pages,
substantially bound in cloth, tasteful
ly illustrated and splendidly indeXed
The work of writing the history was
assigned, by the Veteran Association
OF the Ninth, to Mr.. Murray who is
national secretary of the American
Irish Historical society. He has ac-
complished his task in manner de-
serving of the highest praise We
would like to see written Il history of
every Irish regiment that served in
the Civil War, and to have each regi-
unent treated in as capable manner
rs Mr.. Murray has treated the Ninth
Connecticut. From cover to cover
there is not a dull line in the book.
The style is eminently readable, clear
and direct in statement, making the
Eolrlme ono of the most attractive and
Salnable of the year Thomas Haml-
ION Murray, the author is Il native of
sirookline, Mass, and resides at 3G
Newbllry street, Boston. He has been
'ae1lrely engaged in daily journalism
Tor twenty years. being cditorially con-
slrcted with papers in Boston and
lawrence, Mass: Providence and
Iawtuckct. II. L.. Bridgeport, Mcriden
and New London, Conn. He is at
present dcvoting his time entirely to
lStorical writing. his speciality being
topics relating to the history of the
siisb in .\mcricn. a much neglected
subject. He has Il summer residence
III Humarock Beach. Sea View, Mass,
within the limits of the old Plymouth
colony, and ranks high in his chosen
Sirld of historical research. He WAS
one of The founders of the Americana
grlsh Historical society. The follow
iirs is a partial list of books AMI pa
f'frs OF which he is author:
Tie Libraries of Boston: Public.
SrInl-Pnblic ana Private Gsoston.
1850; The Old Schoolmasters of Ros-
TON Boston, 1891; The Mason Name
ab New England History CBoston,
1s,'4l: The Thnyer Name in America
sBpslon. 1854; The Irish Element i'm
Connecticut bridgeport. CT. 1889;
Erom Dawn to Revolution Boston,
2sIsD; Thirty Historic American Fam
Tlics Of Irish Extraction CRostOn, 1880:
"Reminiscences of Life Along Narra-
s.ssllsett's Shores providence, Il. l.,
SSvW: Rambles in Rhode Islands
South County providence, 1S91); Some
Early Irish Members of the Society of
Friends in Rhode Island providence.
7Sl); The Dormnce purchase-An
artsh Leaf From Rhode Island His
dory Boston, 1880; The Dunlevy
s'a'nily in Irish History; Sketch of
-ahe Ciah's Patrimony in Ancient
Hflldia Lawrence, Mass, 1885; David
h'1ASllia fO'Kelly), The Irishman; A
inneer Settler at Yarmouth, Mass,
us EARLY as 1867 Boston, 1866; Con-
corning The McGuinness. NIcGinnis,
Name providence. r. L.. 1866; The
Irish Chapter in the History of Brown
University providence, 1906; The
dempsey Name, Old and Pussant,
sDenver, Col, 1896: The Irish Soldier
ill King Philips Wnr-1775-G-In-
a.!uding Reference to the "Great
swamp" Fight New York City, 1866;
The First Regiment. Pennsylvania
a-li:e. In the Revolution Boston, 1866;
The Irish Morrisons, A Glance At the
a risin Of the Clan Name. Together
with Reference to The Famly's Patri.
nnony in the Ancient Kingdom of
a'onnacht Lawrence. Mass, 1906:
some Patricks of the Revolution New
York City, 1861: Five Colonial Irish
Yhode Islanders providence, 1897:
sone Facts Concerning the Irish
Nash1ngtons Q'oston. 1888; EARLY
fish Schoolmasters in Rhode Island
stEashington, ID. c.. 1888: The French
happier in American History Boston,
9N; Matthew Watson. an Irish Set
t'er Of harrington, II. L., 1922 Boston,
l90C): The Irish Moss Gatherers of
sSci:nnte. Mass. New York City, 1900;
The Irish at the Battle of Bunker
Hill. 1875 (Boston. 1900; A Point
A:aile Clear-The Brecks of Dorches-
AfoSS (locto,, 1On1\, v.,.,.