LAWLER, Michael Kelly
Affiliation:
Union
Born: November 16 1814, Cty Kildare, Ireland
Died: July 26 1882, nr Equality IL
Pre-War Profession: Emigrated to US 1816, Mexican war, farmer, merchant.
War Service: June 1861 Col. of 18th Illinois, Fort Donelson (w), served
in Kentucky and Tennessee, November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers,
commanded 2nd Bde/14th Divn/XIII Corps in Vicksburg campaign, Port Gibson,
Champion's Hill, Big Black River Bridge, served in Louisiana and Texas in the
Dept. of the Gulf
Post War: Farmer.