{"product_id":"an-irish-soldiers-patriotic-journey-richard-wagner-9781480852211","title":"An Irish Soldier's Patriotic Journey: From the Walls of Fort Sumter to the Halls of the US Pension Bureau","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Doran wrote to the United States Bureau of Pensions toward the end of his life with a pleading message: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I have been compelled to cease all work, and I am unable to support myself and family on the small pension allowed me. I am a broken-down old man and pray for an increase.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a sad end for an Irishman who had come to America in 1857 looking for a better life--someone who learned the trade of iron molding before enlisting in the First Regiment of United States Artillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoran participated in most Civil War encounters from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, earning promotions from private to sergeant while serving in the \"fighting first\" until 1874.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the war, he suffered starvation, sleep deprivation, extreme fatigue, an eye injury impairing his vision, a foot injury causing a debilitating limp, an ear injury, and numerous other infirmities in the line of duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomehow, he survived to return to his family and iron molding in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1874. But injuries haunted him, and he was forced to give up manual labor and fight for the next twenty-one years for a small stipend for his military service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Wagner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 148085221X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480852211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Richard Wagner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445139058943,"sku":"9781480852211","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c24634f-7020-41e8-aedd-2b046db85312.jpg?v=1777216787","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-irish-soldiers-patriotic-journey-richard-wagner-9781480852211","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}