Kentuckian reviews Meagher military career and his stance
A Kentucky writer reflects on Civil War divides and Union loyalty, praising Thomas Francis Meagher and the Irish Brigade. The piece notes hostility to Northern abolitionism among Southern non slaveholders, the need to preserve the Union, and Meagher's farewell to his troops before a potential new assignment.
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