Charles G. Halpine

thumb| Charles Graham Halpine (pseudonym Miles O'Reilly; 20 November 1829 – 3 August 1868) was an Irish author and journalist, and a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Quotes When asked what State he hails from,    Our sole reply shall be, He comes from Appomattox,    And its famous apple-tree. Lines ascribed to "Miles O'Reilly", in Alfred R. Conkling (ed.) Life and Letters of Roscoe Conkling, vol. 2 (New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889), p. 596 Variants: "Charter Song of the Grant Club", in The Grant Songster (New York: Haney & Co., 1867), p. 6 External links Category:1829 births Category:1868 deaths Category:Journalists from Ireland Category:People of the American Civil War