Irish Soldier'S Patriotic Journey
John Doran wrote to the United States Bureau of Pensions toward the end of his life with a pleading message:
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.
It was a sad end for an Irishman who had come to America in 1857 looking for a better lifesomeone who learned the trade o...
John Doran wrote to the United States Bureau of Pensions toward the end of his life with a pleading message:
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.
It was a sad end for an Irishman who had come to America in 1857 looking for a better lifesomeone who learned the trade o...
