Michael Corcoran, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michael Corcoran

Union Army general

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1827

Place of Birth: County Sligo, Connacht, Ireland

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1863

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Michael Corcoran (September 21, 1827 – December 22, 1863) was an Irish-born American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a close confidant of President Abraham Lincoln.
As its colonel, he led the 69th New York Regiment to Washington, D.C.
and was one of the first to serve in the defense of Washington by building Fort Corcoran.
He then led the 69th into action at the First Battle of Bull Run.
After promotion to brigadier general, he left the 69th and formed the Corcoran Legion, consisting of at least five other New York regiments.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat