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Saturday, June 14, 2008

Death of Gen. Corcoran

Genl. Milche [sic] Corcoran died on the 22 inst. from injuries received by the fall of his horse. Our readers will remember Gen. C- in connection with the battle of Bull Run, as Colonel of the N. Y. 69th, the Irish Regiment, that did such noble fighting on that occasion. In that battle Gen. C- was wounded and taken prisoner. He was after a long Confinement exchanged, promoted, and did his adopted country much valuable service, not only upon the field by the the influence

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- Published in The Union Sentinel, Osceola, Iowa, January 9, 1864