He was a boatman with Co D of the 28th PA Inf enlisting on June 6, 1861 and mustered in a month later. He was reported a deserter at Dumfried, VA on Feb 5, 1863. Dumfried was a major port for suppling the Union Army's campaign in Virginia during the winter of 1862-63. The promise of victory turned into a disasterous defeat at Fredricsburg in which the famed Irish Brigade suffered nearly 85% casualties (ironically assualting Irish units of the Confederate Army) Perhaps disheartened by the poor leadership he left his unit having served 31 months of a 36 month enlistment. [Both North & South had Irish revolutionaries in their ranks gaining military experience for their battle for indeoendence from England] The Union used the Irish unit as a subtile reminder that entering the war on the Confederacy's side may stir up discontent in Ireland. Francis left the battlefield before the unit staarted chasing Lee North to Gettysburg.
He was a boatman with Co D of the 28th PA Inf enlisting on June 6, 1861 and mustered in a month later. He was reported a deserter at Dumfried, VA on Feb 5, 1863. Dumfried was a major port for suppling the Union Army's campaign in Virginia during the winter of 1862-63. The promise of victory turned into a disasterous defeat at Fredricsburg in which the famed Irish Brigade suffered nearly 85% casualties (ironically assualting Irish units of the Confederate Army) Perhaps disheartened by the poor leadership he left his unit having served 31 months of a 36 month enlistment. [Both North & South had Irish revolutionaries in their ranks gaining military experience for their battle for indeoendence from England] The Union used the Irish unit as a subtile reminder that entering the war on the Confederacy's side may stir up discontent in Ireland. Francis left the battlefield before the unit staarted chasing Lee North to Gettysburg.
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