The Irish general

" ... Recounts Meagher's life from his boyhood and activities in the Irish revolution of 1848 to his exile to Tasmania and escape to New York, where he found fame as an orator and as editor of the Irish news. Serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, Meagher rose to the rank of brigadier general, leading the famous Irish Brigade through the Seven Days Battles, Anteitam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Wylie then narrates Meagher's career as acting governor of Montana Territory, sorting historical truth from false claims regarding the militia he formed to combat attacking American Indians, and plumbing the mystery surrounding his death"--Cover, p. [4].