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The Rise and Fall of Brig. Gen. James L. Kiernan
Major James Lawlor Kiernan’s swift rise from major to brigadier general in August 1863 was just as remarkable as when Elon J. Farnsworth, George A. Custer, and Wesley Merritt were famously promoted from captains to brigadier generals on the eve … Continue reading
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Tagged cavalry, Copperhead's, Irish immigrant, James L. Kiernan, Lincoln, Port Gibson, promotion
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