66th Illinois Infantry, "Birge's Western Sharpshooters" Civil War

Patrick Emmet Burke (c. 1830 – May 20, 1864) was a lawyer, Missouri state legislator, and Civil War officer. He commanded the Western Sharpshooters Regiment and the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XVI Corps...

George Pipe was a brick mason in England by profession when he and his family set sail to their new home in America. They arrived in the port of New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 10 1845, as passengers ...