Mulligan, James Adelbert, 1830-1864
Variant namesLawyer; clerk at the Department of the Interior beginning in 1857; Colonel of the Irish Brigade (23rd Illinois regiment) during the Civil War. At the Battle of Lexington, Missouri, in 1861 he was taken prisoner, only to be freed through an exchange later that year. He was fatally wounded at the Battle of Winchester, Virginia, in July, 1864.
From the description of Papers, 1857-1885. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 25210578
Colonel in the 23rd Illinois Infantry (the Irish Brigade) from Chicago, who was taken prisoner at the battle at Lexington, Missouri in 1861 and fatally wounded at the Battle of Winchester, Virginia in July 1864.
From the description of Letter, January 29, 1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53039983
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Birth 1829
Death 1864
