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The Daily Dispatch: April 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], Enlistments in Ireland for the Federals--interesting letters. (search)
derate States of America, must be my introduction to your lordship. I had the pleasure of making that gentleman's acquaintance before the first battle of Manassas, July 21st, 1864, and have the highest satisfaction in stating that he enjoys the reputation among a vast number of admiring friends (of every religious denomination) of being an upright, honorable man, and a zealous Christian Minister. During the first year of this unfortunate conflict, my friend, Mr. Teeling, acted chaplain to "Wheat's Louisiana battalion," from New Orleans, (in which corps I had the honor to serve as Captain for eighteen months,) composed almost exclusively of Irishmen, and nobly did he do his duty in camp and on the battle field. On the presentation of new color to the command our worthy chaplain consecrated the standard, and on many a hard fought field of Southern independence has its silken folds floated on the breeze-- when the victorious shout of "Stonewall Jackson's corps" proclaimed that the min