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RE: The St. Patrick's Battalion - The Story of John Riley, A Mexican War Hero - Part I [history]

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Riley was then marked on the correct cheek, just beneath his eye, however the marking iron was connected with the 'D' topsy turvy, and along these lines the brand was reapplied a second time to Riley's left side cheek. Chief Patrick Dalton endured the most, truly stifling gradually to death on the platform. The survivors were then compelled to cover their companions previously being walked off to jail.