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New Information Added To The Tragic Story of Patrick Derivan, A Union Soldier Born In Lusmagh, Co. Offaly, Ireland.

Kevin Guing / January 30, 2026

A newly discovered letter adds more details to the tragic story of Patrick Derivan from Lusmagh, Co. Offaly. A Civil War soldier we previously documented in December of 2024.

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Owen Bracken (1820-1922). At 102 He Was One Of Offaly’s Last Surviving Soldiers Of The US Civil War

Kevin Guing / March 19, 2025

Owen Bracken, born in Offaly, Ireland, celebrated his 100th birthday in Minnesota in 1920. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1847, eventually enlisting in the Civil War, participating in significant battles with Sherman’s army. After the war, he settled in Princeton, where he lived until his death in 1922, aged 102.