THOMAS F. MEAGHER AND MICHAEL CORCORAN A fine association piece a scrapbook kept by ELIZABETH (TOWNSEND) MEAGHER Thomas F. Meagher's second American-born wife. The scrapbook contains a war-date letter from MICHAEL CORCORAN (1827-1863) a Union brigadier general who led the 69th N.Y. and Corcoran's Irish Brigade captured at Bull Run and paroled killed at Fairfax when his horse collapsed on him to his Irish contemporary THOMAS F. MEAGHER (1823-1867) an Irish-born nationalist leader and Union brigadier general who commanded his Irish Brigade at Antietam Frederickburg and Chancellorsville where the brigade was decimated. Corcoran's letter 1p. 8vo. Oct. 3 1863 is tipped into the album. It reads in part: ""...I regret it will be impossible for me to meet you as desired on account of my health. My Physician forbids me to go out for the next two days. I will be stopping temporarily at the residency of Judge Daly...I will be happy to see you tomorrow..."". Also pasted within the album is a D.S. issued to Meagher by Secretary of State LEWIS CASS 1p. folio Washington Oct. 1 1859 stating that Meagher is carrying official dispatched to Costa Rica for the United States and should be allowed to pass freely. In actuality Meagher traveled to Costa Rica to determine whether Central America would be suitable for Irish immigration. There are also two bank notes a $5.00 CSA 1862 note a $3.00 Bank of Chattanooga note pasted within undoubtedly sent home by Meagher. Finally Mrs. Meagher pasted about 20-30 period news articles about her husband and Corcoran within the album and initialed a note within. Overall very good.