Papers, 1860-1865.

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Papers, 1860-1865.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19865908

Included are letters describing military training and Kenney's capture at Leesburg, Va., and imprisonment at Libby Prison, Richmond, where he commented on the plight of Union Col. M. Corcoran, held by the Confederates as a hostage for the safety of privateers tried for piracy following the Enchantress affair. Subsequent letters concern Kenney's service in the Army of the Potomac during the Peninsular Campaign, his death there, and efforts to have his body returned to Pennsylvania.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Corcoran, Michael, 1827-1863

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Corcoran was born in Carrowkeel, near Ballymote, County Sligo in Ireland, the only child of Thomas Corcoran, an officer in the British Army, and Mary (McDonagh) Corcoran. Through his mother, he claimed descent from Patrick Sarsfield, hero of the Williamite War in Ireland and a leader of the Wild Geese. In 1846, at the age of 18, he took an appointment to the Revenue Police, enforcing the laws and searching for illicit stills and distilling activities in Creeslough, County Donegal. At the same...

United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 71st (1861-1864)

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Kenney, George Churchill

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U.S. Army officer, member of the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry; from Harrisburg (Dauphin Co.), Pa. From the description of Papers, 1860-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19865908 ...

Libby Prison

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Enchantress (Ship)

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

United States. Army of the Potomac

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The Army of the Potomac was created after the defeat of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run. Its objective was to defend Washington, D.C. by protecting the Potomac River entry into the city. The Army of the Potomac participated in the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg and Appomatox. Its commanders (in order of service) were McClellan, Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. From the description of General orders, ...