George Morgan O'Brien - Holy Sepulchre Cemetery - Omaha, Ne. - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

George Morgan O'Brien's headstone is is a grey granite slab type headstone. The family name - O'Brien - appears at the top. The inscription for the general reads:

George Morgan O'Brien
Brvt. Brig. General U. S. Vols.
War of 1861 - 1865
Born in Co. Wexford
May 1, 1828 - Jan. 8, 1887

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"Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Born in Garrymoile, Ireland in 1827, he was privately tutored and entered upon his collegiate studies at Wexford. Because of the famine in 1846 to 1847, he left school to assist his father. He took an active part in the rebellion of 1848, and left Ireland because of its failure. Arriving in Milwaukee on June 14, 1849, he pursued a civil engineering and surveying career while he studied real estate law at night. When the American Civil War broke out, he joined the army. He was Colonel of the 42nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry and the last commanding officer of the 7th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. Toward the end of the war, most of his service was against the Plains Indians in Nebraska and Colorado. The rank of brevet Brigadier General was given to him for gallant and meritorious service during the war."

Description: See above - George Morgan O'Brien was a Union Brevet Brigadier General from the Civil War. Date of birth: 05/01/1828 Date of death: 01/08/1887 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Headstone Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight hours Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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