Life span: 09/21/1827 to 12/22/1863TabsLife SummaryFull name: Michael CorcoranPlace of Birth: County Sligo, IrelandBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOccupation: MilitaryPolitical Parties: DemocraticMilitary: Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 11/10/1861 11/10/1861 In Richmond, Confederates select prisoners for trial in retaliation for Northern convictions of privateers 02/15/1862 02/15/1862 The United States reclassifies convicted Confederate privateers as prisoners of war 12/22/1863 12/22/1863 In Washington D.C., Union officer and Irish Nationalist leader Michael Corcoran dies in a fall 12/27/1863 12/27/1863 Union officer and Irish Nationalist leader Michael Corcoran is buried in New York City Documents Subject Docs Date Title 11/09/1861 Judah Benjamin to Brig-General John H. Winder, Order to select Richmond prisoners for reprisal, November 9, 1861 Images Michael Corcoran Michael Corcoran, detail Bibliography
