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    1. Re: HIBERNIAN GUARDS
    2. Dennis Murphy
    3. I would also be interested in such a list as I have a John MURPHY ancestor who disappeared during the Civil War period and may have been in the Hibernian Guards. Dennis Murphy [email protected] Murphy's Public House http://murphy.genealogy.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Ingrid Abram <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 5:13 PM Subject: HIBERNIAN GUARDS > The Hibernian Guards "were an independent military company > made up of Irish-American volunteers. . . . > By 1861, the Hibernian Guards numbered 49 men and > muskets. . . . were mustered into for 3-year stints as Co. B > in the 8th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Army. The company > saw action in such battles as Antietam and Gettsburg before > its orignal members were mustered out of service on 13 July 1864." > per The Encycopedia of Cleveland History. > > Would anyone know of a list of members for the > Hibernian Guards? > > Ingrid Abram >

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