The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience

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Martin I. J. Griffin papers, 1842-1950 (MC 8)

..., Martin Ignatius Joseph Griffin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 23, 1842. His parents, Terence J. and Elizabeth (Doyle) Griffin, were immigrants from Ireland. He was educated in parochial and public schools and began his journalistic career as a contributor to Catholic newspapers. Widely known as a church

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Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals

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