On 14 August last I gave an online presentation to the Kenosha Civil War Museum in Wisconsin on the topic of the letters written by Irishmen who served in Midwest units during the American Civil War. Some of the research I shared in it was being aired for the first time. The guys at the museum have now made the talk available on their YouTube channel, which you can check out here. You can also catch the presentation below. I hope you enjoy it!
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Maureen McCarty
September 21, 2020 2:01 pmJames Gallagher is an ancestor who was in the 23rd IL infantry, in company C and G. I wrote to you about him in the past. Some documentation you shared with me has it that he was from County Galway, but I have plenty of evidence now that he was from County Tyrone, specifically Effernan Glebe. This is from naturalization records for James and his brother, Andrew. At least 5 siblings left County Tyrone for the U.S., and lived in the Boston area and Illinois. I thought I would pass along this information, in case it was helpful to you. I can certainly pass along documentation too, if you would like. Thanks for your work!