The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-24
Old Muster Rolls Disputes Census
Figures on Participation of Irish
in Americas Revolutionary War

1875, and Coils Hand McGow. shea
and Haslett. the commanding Off
GERS. were all natives Of Ireland
What ireland Thought
The people OF Ireland generally
believed the American army was
largely cmigrants from that. coun-
try. In II Dublin dispatch OF April
II. 1883. published In London's New
York Packet OF June 10. 1888, reads.
our next parliament will have
the happiness Of meeting what has
never been experienced by their an
cestors. a free constitution and a lib-
Grated trade" anAsgoes on to say
| that they should look to America
| for their commerce and trade, and
says 1t is not unreasonable to expect
some OF Il when they consider three
parts Of the American army was ab'
solutely Irish and that the congress
contains many OF the same nation
! sd
At the samo Government investi-
cations by the Lords and Commons
at which Galloway swore one-half
OF the Continental army was Irish.
General Robertson who had been "a
years In America. Lord Geo. Ger
main announced that his high rank
In the army and long experiepce af-
| forded him every opportunity 10
| know and tell the committee the
class OF people who were upholdins
the principles Of the Revolution. ON
oath he swore General Charles bee
A man who had served with him
for years In the British army, win
whom he had fought in the French
and Indian wars, now second in COM
mand in the Continental army, told
him one half OF the Rebel army was
Irish.
Ambrose Serle. confidential agent
OF the English cabinet who had been
| with the English army two years In
the Report dated september rs
Il776. saws, Great numbers OF Irish
emigrants are in the Reber army
I cite the opinions OF these mer
closely Identified with the events OF
the Revolutionary period TO show
that they are entirely out of har'
| mony with the census OF 1880. tt
show you the absurdity OF that cen
sus we find there was not a man 10y
the name OF Brennan In Pennsyl
vania. still there were III from there
In the army OF the Revolution
There was not a Cavanaugh in Penn
sylvania or in Massachuse stll
there were % from each state II
the army OF the Revolution. Their
was not a Fitzgerald In Pennsyl
vania, but thcre were AZ from ther'
in the army OF the Revolution
Enough OF such discrepancies car
be shown to I'll newspaper an'
prove that the census OF 1890 Il
utterly inconsistent with truth ant
reason. We find there were owe
1850 officers OF Irish birth or dcscen
In the army OF the Revolution.
have cited the above opinion
simply to show the Views OF sensible
men who lived at that time ant
were involved In the struggle. Blu
Il is not on such circumstantia
evidence as the above that lrelant
makes the claim that she furnished
at least 3s per cent OF the soldier
OF the Revolution. This percentag
was obtained by figuring the music
roll OF the armies OF the Revolution
preserved in the state archives an
at the War Department AT Washing
ton, all published by official author
itv and fully authenticated SO tha
any one desirous OF verifying III
correctness OF these lists can read
ily do so and II is generally be
lleved by those Informed II there !
an error In tho percentage elaine
by the Irish. II is on the side o
'conscrvatlsm alone.