Donald McClarey of The American Catholic introduces another American Catholic hero, Chaplain John Bannon, from General Sterling Price’s First Missouri Confederate Brigade.
“There were a great many brave men, during the Civil War, but I think it is a safe wager that none were braver than Father John B. Bannon. Born on January 29, 1829 in Dublin, Ireland, after he was ordained a priest he was sent in 1853 to Missouri to minister to the large Irish population in Saint Louis. In 1858 he was appointed pastor of St. John’s parish on the west side of the city. Always energetic and determined, he was instrumental in the construction Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist church.” Read more here.
