SWEENY, Thomas William

Affiliation:  Union

Born: December 25 1820, Cty Cork, Ireland

Died: April 10 1892, Long Island NY

Pre-War Profession: Emigrated to US 1833, militia officer, Mexican war, commissioned 2nd Lt in US Army 1848, fought Indians.

War Service: January 1861 Capt. in 2nd US Infantry, May 1861 Brig. Gen. of Missouri Volunteers, Wilson's Creek (w), January 1862 Col. of 52nd Illinois, Fort Donelson, commanded a brigade in W H L Wallace's division at Shiloh, battle of Corinth, November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, garrison duty in Tennessee and Mississippi, commanded 2nd Divn/XVI Corps in Atlanta campaign, court martialled for conduct unbecoming an officer but acquitted, dismissed for being absent without leave in 1865 but later reinstated.

Post War: Army service, led a group of Irish-Americans in an invasion of Canada, retired 1870.