burn march november irish born american soldier best known service american_civil_war rose rank major general born ireland served 41st regiment foot welsh regiment british_army failing gain entrance emigrated united_states years later beginning civil war sided progressed private soldier local militia division commander participated successful military campaigns especially strategic ability gained nickname west killed battle franklin early life born ireland second son middle class physician anglo irish ancestry patrick mother died months old orphan followed father study medicine failed entrance exam response failure enlisted 41st regiment foot british_army subsequently rising rank corporal years later bought discharge emigrated united_states brothers sister spending short time ohio settled arkansas employed readily accepted town social order time close friends later parallel course men formed business partnership buy newspaper december wounded street fight members following debate shot turned shot attackers killing attackers hid collapsed street left recovered appeared grand jury respond charges brought afterward went parents house mississippi citizen practicing lawyer popular local residents service issue reached crisis sided southern states choice love slavery claimed care affection southern people adopted crisis mounted joined local militia company rifles private soldier soon elected captain led company seizure january arkansas left union rifles 1st later designated 15th arkansas elected colonel promoted brigadier general march served battle kentucky wounded face ball pierced left cheek smashed teeth exited mouth recovering time participate retreated namesake state late promoted division command served battle stones river division advanced miles routed union right wing drove final line defense promoted major general december campaigns tennessee soldiers fought battle battle near conducted rare night assault successfully resisted larger union force northern end battle gap northern georgia men protected retreated georgia troops received official thanks actions campaign strategic use terrain ability hold ground failed talent movements enemy earned fame gained nickname west federal troops quoted blue flag battlefield general referred shining sky late obvious confederacy losing war growing limitations manpower resources dramatically called leadership forth proposal slaves enlist secure southern independence plan include black equality suggesting legislation ensure relations blacks whites change proposal met silence meeting word leaked went officially recognized letter outlining proposal satisfy negro standard war shall receive freedom race change race weakness position strength slaves fight stood masters good battle great sea fight christians checked forever spread europe slaves portions fleet promised freedom called fight critical moment battle fought civilization owes brave slaves experience war far half trained fought half trained yankees said slavery fighting true deny slavery enemies fighting merely establish superiority centralized form government rights liberties death legacy prior campaigning season engaged mobile alabama marriage killed ill conceived assault opposed union fortifications battle franklin south nashville tennessee november seen advancing foot union line sword raised horse shot accounts later said found inside federal line body carried aid station confederate war records indicate died shot abdomen possibly bullet went heart found body picked clean valuable items including sword boots pocket watch according letter written judge post war remains laid rest rose hill cemetery columbia tennessee urging judge staff officer law partner remains moved near tennessee remained years observed march tennessee campaign led commented place like buried great beauty resemblance irish homeland returned adopted hometown arkansas fanfare buried confederate section maple hill cemetery overlooking mississippi_river corps commander learned loss division defended odds broke line attacked numbers resisted onslaught save grave geographic features named including alabama arkansas city texas location killed franklin tennessee reclaimed known patrick confederate cemetery memorial cemetery georgia named honor general popular culture subject graphic novel plays prominent role novel dawn major character alternate history novel shattered nation alternate history novel american_civil_war prominent song rebel sons erin subject handful biographies including west civil war anthology shining brightly edited
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