Bernard Oneil News Today

In family lore, Capt. Bernard O’Neil was an abolitionist who used his merchant vessels to smuggle slaves from the Confederacy.

  Union Army Lt. Col. James J. Smith and officers of the 69th New York Infantry, known as the Irish Brigade, pose for a photo during the Civil War. Report of Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher, U.S. Army, commanding Second Brigade, of the battle of Antietam.  HDQRS. (IRISH BRIG.) 2nd BRIG., SUMNER’S CORPS, HANCOCK’S DIVISION, ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,  In Camp on Bolivar Heights, Va., September 30, 1862 CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following statement of the part which the brigade...

Who’s on Board is a series highlighting local boards and committees on Cape Cod and the people who serve on them.  SOUTH DENNIS — Diane Rochelle finds her job on the Dennis Historical Commission important in keeping the story of the town alive.  “We are the guardians of Dennis history,” said Rochelle. “We protect it and we want to preserve it and we most definitely want to promote the history of Dennis.” Rochelle has served on the Dennis Historical Commission for over a decade an...