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Lest We Forget
BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIG HORNJUNE 25-26, 1876 7th U.S. Cavalry Killed in Action Commissioned Officers Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer, Commanding RegimentCaptain Myles Walter Keogh, Commanding...
View ArticleThe Civil War Battles of Myles Walter Keogh
From 1862 to the end of the American Civil War, Myles Keogh fought in almost 80 separate engagements. He was never wounded in combat until the day he died at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, 1876.
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Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Myles Keogh
Myles Walter Keogh (March 25, 1840 – June 25, 1876) was an Irishman who fought in Italy during the 1860 Papal War before volunteering for the Union side in the American Civil War (1861 to 1865). During...
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Keogh's Medals and the Galt House Fire
Galt House Hotel, Louisville, as it looked before the 1865 fire.Stoneman's command trooped wearily into Knoxville, Tennessee, on 29 December 1864, having fulfilled a large part of the mission they...
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From 'Celts, Catholics & Copperheads' by JOSEPH M. HERNON, JR.
Colonel Coppinger (seated right) with fellow officers in Washington at the close of America's Civil War. Seated in center is fellow veteran of the Papal Battalion of St. Patrick, Brevet Brigadier...
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Was Keogh's Company I called "Wild I"?
Taken in 1879 by photographer Stanley J, Morrow accompanying a re-burial detail, this picture shows Captain George K. Sanderson of the 11th US Infantry, reading the inscription on the maker erected...
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Top 5 Books about Custer and the Little Big Horn
1. Custer's Luck -- Edgar I. StewartPublished in 1955; still definitive today. Probably the best introduction to the subject.2. The Custer Myth -- W. A. GrahamA priceless compendium of original...
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Captain Myles Keogh, June 1863 - A Word Picture
As Buford's brigade trudges its way towards Gettysburg, it would be good to be able to picture Keogh as he was then: just twenty-three years old, and on the eve of the battle of his life.Perhaps not...
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The Civil War Preservation Trust
This website is a strong advocate of theCivil War Preservation Trust(CWPT). This wonderful organisation’s primary mission is the preservation of Civil War battlefields – ground that can be lost forever...
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Auburn museum snares Capt. Keogh letters
Auburn, NY -- The Cayuga Museum in Auburn (above) has acquired two letters written by Capt. Myles Keogh, an Irish-born cavalry officer who died with Gen. George Armstrong Custer at the of the Little...
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Irish born killed at Battle of the Little Big Horn June 25th 1876
Here are the names of the Irish men who fought with the 7th Cavalry and died either during or shortly after the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Their details are displayed in the following format:NAME -...
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Top 5 Books about Myles Keogh
1. Myles Keogh: The Life and Legend of an 'Irish Dragoon' in the Seventh Cavalry -- ed. John P. Langellier, Kurt Hamilton Cox, and Brian PohankaA symposium of scholarly essays on all aspects of Keogh's...
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Myths & Legends about Myles Keogh
In the hundreds of books, papers and articles that have been written about Custer's Last Stand, the same misstatements about Keogh turn up again and again. (These can be quite useful in their way; once...
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Myles Keogh in 'Military Illustrated'
Renowned UK historical magazine, 'Military Illustrated' has published an article on the life of Myles Keogh in its July 2010 issue. Titled "Custer's Irish Officer", the article is a synopsis of Keogh's...
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History Ireland and the Pope's Irish Battalion
In the latest edition of the bi-monthly publication - 'History Ireland' - an article recounts the brief history of the Pope's Irish Battalion, marking the 150th anniversary of the 28 day long 1860...
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Kildare's James Martin May Be Garryowen's Unknown SoldierStory and Photos By Robert Doyle The Peace Memorial at Garryowen. In 1895, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad established a tiny...
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Ireland & the American Civil War
A new and noble cause. More Irish fought in the American Civil War than in WWI and WWII combined. It's time for Ireland to recognise their sacrifice...A number of like-minded individuals, who wish to...
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Keogh & Comanche - New Painting
Commissioned for the National Museum of the Morgan Horse, this original oil painting is now on display at that museum in Middlebury, Vermont. It was the artist's intention that the details relating to...
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Stoneman's 1865 Raid - Part 1: The Sacking of Boone
Major Myles Keogh with Tennessean Robert Morrow, also of Stoneman's staff, circa 1865.On March 21, 1865 and after months of planning, including Keogh's lengthy stint in Kentucky refitting prospective...
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March 25th 1840
On this day, 175 years ago, Myles Keogh was born at Orchard House just outside Leighlinbridge, County Carlow in Ireland. We continue to honour his life and his military career:"A man who defends his...
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Nurse Margaret Kehoe, The Rising's 'First Martyr'
Courtesy of Keogh FamilyA descendant of one of the most heroic and dashing figures from American military history died in the fighting in Dublin during the 1916 Easter Rising, and was immediately...
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