irishamericancivilwar
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- Joined
- Jul 29, 2010
- Location
- Cork, Ireland
I thought members may be interested in this. A few months ago friend of the blog Brendan Hamilton made a fascinating discovery when researching an Irish soldier– Robert Jenkins– whose image was exposed following his wounding in 1865. Discovering him on a ship's manifest, Brendan realised that many of the men listed as being on board with him also ended up in Robert's regiment. Brendan delved into all of their stories in an effort to find out just what was going on. Together we have researched the circumstances behind their service and what precisely was behind this fascinating story, which leads back to Liverpool and the manufacturing centres of Northern England. The post has just gone up– a fairly long read but hopefully of interest nonetheless! http://irishamericancivilwar.com/20...-emigrant-soldiers-from-the-ss-great-western/