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John O'Neill (Fenian)

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John Charles O'Neill (9 March 1834 – 7 January 1878) was an Irish-born officer in the American Civil War and member of the Fenian Brotherhood. [1]

35 relations: American Civil War, Battle of Eccles Hill, Battle of Trout River, Brookeborough, California, County Fermanagh, County Monaghan, Derek Warfield, Fenian Brotherhood, Fenian raids, Fergal O'Hanlon, Fort Erie, Ontario, George P. Foster, Great Famine (Ireland), Holt County, Nebraska, Hudson's Bay Company, Ireland, John Stoughton Dennis, Louis Riel, Municipality of Pembina, Nashville, Tennessee, Nebraska, New Jersey, Niagara River, Northern Ireland, Ridgeway, Ontario, Royal Ulster Constabulary, Seán South, Tennessee, The Wolfe Tones, Toronto, Ulysses S. Grant, Utah War, William Bernard O'Donoghue, William R. Roberts.

American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Battle of Eccles Hill

The Battle of Eccles Hill was part of a raid into Canadian territory from the United States led by John O'Neill of the Fenian Brotherhood.

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Battle of Trout River

The Battle of Trout River was a military conflict that occurred on 27 May 1870.

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Brookeborough

Brookeborough is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, at the westerly foot of Slieve Beagh.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland.

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County Monaghan

County Monaghan (Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland.

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Derek Warfield

Derek Warfield (born 15 September 1943) is an Irish singer, songwriter, historian, and a founding member of the musical group The Wolfe Tones.

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Fenian Brotherhood

The Fenian Brotherhood was an Irish republican organisation founded in the United States in 1858 by John O'Mahony and Michael Doheny.

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Fenian raids

Between 1866 and 1871, the Fenian raids of the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish Republican organization based in the United States, on British army forts, customs posts and other targets in Canada, were fought to bring pressure on Britain to withdraw from Ireland.

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Fergal O'Hanlon

Feargal O'Hanlon (Irish: Feargal Ó hAnnluain (2 February 1936 – 1 January 1957) was a volunteer in the Pearse Column of the Irish Republican Army.

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Fort Erie, Ontario

Fort Erie is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.

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George P. Foster

George Perkins Foster (October 3, 1835 – March 19, 1879) was a school teacher, Colonel and brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and then a United States Marshal.

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Great Famine (Ireland)

The Great Famine (an Gorta Mór) or the Great Hunger was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1849.

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Holt County, Nebraska

Holt County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

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Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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John Stoughton Dennis

Lieutenant-Colonel John Stoughton Dennis (19 October 1820 – 7 July 1885) was a Canadian surveyor, militia officer, and civil servant, born in Kingston, Upper Canada.

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Louis Riel

Louis David Riel (22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people of the Canadian Prairies.

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Municipality of Pembina

The Municipality of Pembina is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Pembina and the Town of Manitou.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States.

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Niagara River

The Niagara River is a river that flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Ridgeway, Ontario

Ridgeway is a small, unincorporated village in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.

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Royal Ulster Constabulary

The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001.

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Seán South

Seán South (Seán Sabhat; 1928–1 January 1957)A New Dictionary of Irish History from 1800, D.J. Hickey & J.E. Doherty, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 2003, Pg.452 was a member of an IRA military column led by Sean Garland on a raid against a Royal Ulster Constabulary barracks in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, on New Year's Day, 1957.

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Tennessee

Tennessee (translit) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.

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The Wolfe Tones

The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel music band that incorporates elements of Irish traditional music in their songs.

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Toronto

Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.

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Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses Simpson Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American soldier and statesman who served as Commanding General of the Army and the 18th President of the United States, the highest positions in the military and the government of the United States.

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Utah War

The Utah War (1857–1858), also known as the Utah Expedition, Utah Campaign, Buchanan's Blunder,Poll, Richard D., and Ralph W. Hansen.

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William Bernard O'Donoghue

William Bernard O'Donoghue (1843 – 16 March 1878) was an Irish-American noted as having been the treasurer in the provisional government established by Louis Riel at the Red River Colony during the Red River Rebellion of 1869 – 1870.

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William R. Roberts

William Randall Roberts (February 6, 1830 – August 9, 1897) was a diplomat, Fenian Society member, and United States Representative from New York (1871–1875).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O'Neill_(Fenian)

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