He entered the Northern Army at 17 years of age. was one of the advance guards to enter Atlanta with Sherman. was in Libby Prison for a long period. He was a marine contractor and had scows. tugs. dredges. and piledrivers working from Waukegan. Ill.. on the south to St. Ignace. Mich.. on the north. a range of some 900 miles. at one time or another constructing large works In every principal port on the east and west coasts of Lake Michigan. My mother was an Irish immigrant girl who came to this country when 2 years of age. an orphan. There were 11 children. I was the fifth.
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