Clik here to view.
On 'Little Mac's' staff
Keogh (seated fourth from left) with General McClellan's staff and aides - October 1862When Myles Keogh and Joseph O'Keeffe were requested by Major General George McClellan and arrived for duty from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Captain Myles Keogh - Presidential Guard
One of the many stories attached to Myles Keogh that can be found in 'Keogh, Comanche and Custer' by Edward S. Luce is that he was part of a five officer honour guard that escorted President Abraham...
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.
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Keogh's Grave - Then and Now
"We had no difficulty whatever in identifying poor Keogh's remains and they were carefully exhumed so you will have the satisfaction of knowing that all that is left of him on earth will be entrusted,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'The Clash of Sabres' - Battle of Brandy Station (Part 1)
"This battle made the Federal Cavalry. The fact is that up to June 9th, 1863, the Confederate cavalry did have its own way and the record of their success becomes almost monotonous, but after that time...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"...saber blows and pistol shots on every side" - Battle of Brandy Station...
"Buford's cavalry had a long and desperate encounter, hand to hand, with the enemy, in which he drove handsomely before him very superior forces. Over 200 prisoners were captured and one battle flag....
View ArticleClik here to view.
"...and the goose hangs high" - The Spy Hanging Incident
'Life of a Spy - In Nine Tableaux' - Thomas Nast Civil War illustration, Harper's Weekly 1863One incident in Buford's Gettysburg campaign that is often mentioned is the hanging of a man, reputed to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Bristoe Campaign and Buford's failing health
In the final months of John Buford's leadership and, indeed, his life, the First Division of the Union cavalry, Army of the Potomac, were carrying out Major-General Meade's September 15th order by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Rotten Hoof" and the Dismounted Camp.
In October 1863, the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac were severely hindered, not by JEB Stuart's men, but by a disease that afflicted a large portion of their horses. Dubbed "Rotten Hoof" by some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Death of General Buford
"Put guards on all the roads, and don't let the men run to the rear."The final words of Major General John Buford Jnr.On November 21 1863, Buford, accompanied by his free black servant, Edward, was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy Christmas 2013
Wishing Everybody a Happy and Peaceful ChristmasThis site is delighted to present the following seasonal article written by Damian Sheils, author of a wonderful blog on the role played by the Irish in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A bitter sweet New Year - January 1864
As 1863 came to an end, Myles Keogh must have still been mourning the loss of his beloved General John Buford. After accompanying Buford's remains by train to West Point Cemetery for burial on December...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Keogh's Generals (Part 4) - George Stoneman
January 1864 - Within days of returning to Culpeper and to the camp of Buford’s former Division, Keogh accepted an appointment to join the staff of General George Stoneman (left). It was at Stoneman’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"We did not like the style of Captain Miles Keogh"
On January 7, 1864, Myles Keogh (left) was transfered to the staff of General George Stoneman who, at the time, was posted in Washington as Chief of the Cavalry Bureau. After continuous requests for a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
The Fight for Atlanta - Allatoona Pass & Dallas, Georgia
"...move against Johnston's army, to break it up, and get into the interior of the enemy's country as far as you can, inflicting all the damage you can against their war resources."Ulysses S. Grant to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Fight for Atlanta - Kennesaw Mountain
"Our little success on the right is all that has been gained anywhere. This may be very important to us as the first step toward the next important movement."Major-General Schofield, Commander, Army of...
View Article