Their Secretary for War was T.W. Sweeny and some of them were involved in Francis Millen's so-called "Jubilee Plot," which involved blowing up Westminster Abbey.
Their Secretary for War was T.W. Sweeny and some of them were involved in Francis Millen's so-called "Jubilee Plot," which involved blowing up Westminster Abbey. Many of its members were apprehended by Ulysses S. Grant after they had avoided the gun boat USS Michigan [*] and had an intense, but confused battle, with Colonel Alfred Booker's detachment at Ridgeway. Some of them later outfitted an old Civil War boat, renamed it Erin's Hope, and tried to cross the Atlantic Ocean in it. Members simply called it "the Brotherhood" and its overseas leadership was headed up under James Stephens, but the original in the U.S. was founded by John O'Mahoney. FTP identify this Irish Organization whom John O'Neil led on raids into Canada in the 1860s.
Their Secretary for War was T.W. Sweeny and some of them were involved in Francis Millen's so-called "Jubilee Plot," which involved blowing up Westminster Abbey.
{Fenian} Society or {Clan Na Gael}