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Company C's position was in the middle of the battle line. McClellan had rebuilt the forces into the Army of the Potomac, and O'Beirne and his men thought highly of him. At the end of November, O'Beirne and his regiment went into winter quarters in the defenses of Washington.
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as his new commander of the army at the capital. During the summer and fall, McClellan brought a high degree of organization to his new army, and greatly improved its morale with frequent trips to review and encourage his units. During this period of training and reorganization, O'Beirne and this
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A report from Major William DeLacy recounted the actions of this encounter in detail. The regiment struck tents the morning of April 28 and marched about 6 miles toward the Rappahannock River where they encamped. They crossed the river on May 1 at about 11 am. They defended a battery on the
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The 37th was a well-drilled regiment and had been trained to load and fire their Lorenz and Enfield rifle-muskets from the prone position as to present a smaller target for their enemies. O'Beirne remained standing despite the urging of his men to lie down. He found himself the target of Rebel
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degree. After finishing, he took up a job at the University as a canon lawyerprocurator and occasionally taught. O'Beirne first met him as a teacher at St. John's. During his service with the 37th, Tissot kept a diary from 1861 to 1863 which was left to Fordham. He was known for providing
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John H. McCunn was born in Ulster, Ireland in 1820. He belonged to a poor Irish immigrant family who arrived in New York City in the 19th century. He worked as a dockhand before training as a lawyer, and eventually becoming a judge. When the war began he was appointed a Captain in the
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Archdiocese and very closely involved in supporting the Jesuits at his alma maters, St. Francis Xavier and St. John's. He remained close with his surviving classmates and former teachers. He was a strong supporter of St. John's cadet corps (the precursor of the modern
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regiment held to their ground until ordered to fall back. These two battles were his regiment's third and fourth costliest battle with 81 casualties at Fair Oaks and 81 at Seven Days. After the battle, O'Beirne went with his regiment into at Harrison's Landing.
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inspiration, comfort and spiritual support to all even in the heat of combat. Following the war, Tissot returned to Fordham where he was president until in his last few years when he went on missionary work until his death on July 19, 1875, in Manhattan.
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sharpshooters. He made a point of not standing still and firing his sporting rifle at any foes he saw aiming at him. The action was intense and O'Beirne later noted that he had fired 53 rounds from his rifle in the action.
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