James A. Mulligan Papers
1857-1885.
Origination : Mulligan, James A. (James Adelbert), 1830-1864.Extent : 2.5 linear inches.
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.
Preferred Citation
James A Mulligan Papers (JAM), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Scope and Content
A transcription of his diary for 1852-1853 made by his widow; a diary written for his wife during 1857; a daybook written during 1857-1861; accounts for 1857-1859; a short sketch of his life written by his widow; eulogies; and a photo of Mulligan in uniform.
Background
Lawyer; 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.
Index
Mulligan, James A. (James Adelbert), 1830-1864.Irish Brigade, 1861-1865.
Diaries.
Eulogies.