Fighting Tom Sweeny, a native of County Cork, Ireland, is one of the more colorful products of the U.S. Army.

After emigrating to New York in 1832, Sweeny joined a New York militia regiment which was called into service in the Mexican War. Wounded in the assault on Churubusco, August 20, 1847, he lost his right arm. After recuperating, he was commissioned a Second Lt. in the regular army, and by May, 1861, was a Captain in the 2nd U.S. In…... Read more >

Born in Mobile, Alabama, Adolph Proskauer joined the 12th Alabama Regiment and rose to the rank of Major. He was wounded at Antietem, Chancellorsville and Spottsvania, and retired from the service in December, 1864 on account of his wounds. His role at Gettysburg is treated in Robert Rosen’s new book, “The Jewish Confederates.”

Major Proskauer moved to St. Louis after the War, where he became a merchant and prominent me…... Read more >

The man with the interesting name died on August 8, 1862, as one of the heroes of southern resistance in north Missouri.