| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Corcoran, Michael |
| Title: | Michael Corcoran Papers |
| Dates: | 2001 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Michael Corcoran (1848-1919) was born in County Cork, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States with his family as a young boy. A soldier in the 8th United States Cavalry in the Indian Wars, Corcoran served in 1869 in the Mojave Desert, then part of the Arizona territory. Corcoran was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry in an action that took place on August 25, 1869. After leaving the army, Corcoran lived in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and later settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked on the railroad. He married Johanna Culliton, and together they raised four children. All three of his grandsons served in the military. The collection consists of a 2001 Veterans Day Memorial Day Service, biographical information, newspaper clippings, and a photograph (photocopy). |
| MS Number | MS 4916 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Michael Corcoran (1848-1919) was born in County Cork, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States with his family as a young boy. A soldier in the 8th United States Cavalry in the Indian Wars, Corcoran served in 1869 in the Mojave Desert, then part of the Arizona territory. Corcoran's unit was assigned to protect settlers on the western frontier. Corcoran was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallentry in an action that took place on August 25, 1869. After leaving the Army, Corcoran lived in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and later settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked on the railroad. He married Johanna Culliton, and together they raised four children. All three of his grandsons served in the military.
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The Michael Corcoran Papers, 2001, consist of a 2001 Veterans Day Memorial Day Service, biographical information, newspaper clippings and a photograph (photocopy).
This collection is of value to researchers studying Irish American history in northeast Ohio. It will be of particular interest to those interested in Irish participation in the United States Army in the nineteenth century, the Medal of Honor and its history, and Veteran's Day Memorial Services in Ohio. Genealogists tracing the roots of the Corcoran family with County Cork connections will find this collection helpful.
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Separated MaterialA compact disk has been removed to the audio visual collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4916 Michael Corcoran Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of John C. Sullivan in 2004.
Processed by Regina Costello in 2004.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by document type, and then chronologically 2001 |
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| 1 | Folder 1: Memorial, 2001 Veterans Day Memorial Day Service, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland. Folder 2: Newspaper Clippings, The Plain Dealer, photocopies, 2001. Folder 3: Photograph, Bob Corcoran, grandson of Michael Corcoran, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, photocopy, 2001. Folder 4: Typescript, background history, Michael Corcoran, undated . | ||||||||||