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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 2 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Halpine, Charles Graham 1829-1868
Author and soldier; born in Oldcastle, Ireland, Nov. 20, 1829; graduated at Trinity College, Dublin, in 1846; emigrated to the United States in 1850; was connected at various times with the Boston Post, New York Herald, New York Times, New York Leader, and New York Tribune.
He enlisted in the 69th New York Infantry at the beginning of the Civil War, and reached the rank of brigadier-general.
After the war he established the Citizen.
He was best known under his nom de plume miles O'Reilly.
He was the author of the well-known lyric beginning:
Tear down the flaunting lie!
Half-mast the starry flag! He died in New York City, Aug. 3, 1868.