Thomas Francis Meagher (1823-1867)

Thomas Francis Meagher was born in Ireland. Banished by the Irish government to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) for sedition, Meagher escaped to the U.S. in 1852. He became a lawyer, lecturer, and newspaper editor. In the Civil War he was commissioned to lead the Irish Brigade, which he raised, and he became a brigadier general of volunteers. By May 1863 his troops were decimated. After the war he served as acting governor of Montana until, drinking, he fell off a riverboat and drowned.

Date:
1863 circa 5 years
Original Format:
Carte de Visite
Item#:
MES17972
Photographer:
Jeremiah Gurney
Height:
1208px
Width:
745px
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