The Rebellion: Its Authors and Causes-- Part 3: Who Had Stakes in a War?

**  What was the British stake in the Civil War?

Get back for the War of 1812

Need for Southern cotton

British banks had investments in both the North and South

**  Who wanted there to be a war?

Radical Republicans

Britain

Irish

Southern Conservatives

**  The French wanted war

They had an interest in taking over Mexico and with a war in the United States this would take away a major problem for them.

--Old Secesh

10 Facts About Phil Sheridan-- Part 1: Born in Albany, New York?

From the October 7, 2016, All Over Albany "10 facts about Philip Sheridan, whose  statue has stood in front of the state Capitol for 100 years."

The statue of a mounted General Philip Sheridan that stands in front of New York's State Capitol  was unveiled 100 years earlier on October 7, 1916.  But, it is felt that most people in Albany couldn't tell you much about the general.

Well, here are ten things:

1.  HE WAS FROM ALBANY-- UNLESS HE WASN'T

He was born in Albany in 1831, the son of Irish immigrants,  on the street that now bears his name.  Back in 1831, it was Fox Street.  His family would move to Ohio not long after his birth and that is where he grew up.

Despite Sheridan's claims that he was born in Albany, there is the possibility he was born in Ireland.  As one version of the story goes, his parents showed up in Albany with a two-week old son.

This question became of particular interest in 1884 when there was talk among Republicans of nominating him for president.

Where Have We Heard That One Before.  --Old Secesh

First Casualty of War was Irish-- Part 1

From the April 13th Irish Central.

Private Daniel Hough, 36, was born 1825 in Tipperary, Ireland, emigrated to the US, enlisted October 1849 in Battery D of the 1st US Artillery Regiment.

He re-enlisted in 1859 at Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina, and was assigned to Battery E. He was described as having gray hair, blue eyes, fair complexion and 5'8" tall.

Hough was at Fort Sumter when it was fired on. After the surrender, a one hundred gun salute was to be fired by the fort before Confederates took possession. On the 47th round, a cannon fired prematurely and killed Private Hough.

He was buried on the Fort Sumter parade grounds and possibly later reinterred at Fort Moultrie's burial ground, the location of which has been lost to history. It is also possible that the body was taken to St. Lawrence Cemetery in Charleston, but there is no record of it.

It is known that he had two sisters and a brother named William who lived in or near New York City. They petitioned the government to move his remains from Charleston to NYC for proper burial, but that never happened.

More to Come. --Old B-Runner