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Meagher Honored for Montana Role and Irish Leadership
The article recalls Thomas Francis Meagher born in Waterford Ireland and his rise from Young Ireland to Union Army leader during the Civil War. It notes his Montana connections as secretary of state and governor pro tem, and the equestrian statue at the Helena capitol as tribute.
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Montana
Meagher
Young Ireland
Edgerton
Capitol
Helena Grounds
Waterford
Ireland
Kildare
Stonyhurst College
England
Young Ireland” Party
Paris
Irish Confederation
France
Dublin
van Dieman's Land
America
New York City
Union
69Th Regiment of
New York Volunteers
Michael Corcoran
Bull Run
69Th New York
Seven Pines
Gaines Mills
Malvern Hill
Antietam
Chancellorsville