Alexander Muir
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Alexander Muir was a Canadian songwriter, poet, soldier, and school headmaster. He was the composer of "The Maple Leaf Forever", which he wrote in October 1867 to celebrate the Confederation of Canada
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Alexander Muir at about 25 years of age, wearing his Scottish tartan
No.10 Company, Queens Own Rifles, after the Battle of Ridgeway 1866
Gladstone School and students. Alexander Muir (principal) seated at right. 1902.
Fenian raids
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The Fenian raids were a series of incursions carried out by the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish republican organization based in the United States, on military fortifications, customs posts, and other ta
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…school headmaster Military career Allegiance Canada Branch Canadian Militia Service years 1861–1867 Rank Private Unit 2nd Queen's Own Rifles Conflicts Fenian raids Battle of Ridgeway Alexander Muir (5 April 1830 – 26 June 1906) was a Canadian songwriter, poet, soldier, and school headmaster. He was the composer…
Depiction of the Fenian charge during the Battle of Ridgeway
Members of the Canadian Militia were ambushed by the Fenians at the Battle of Ridgeway in June 1866
A funeral for soldiers killed during the Fenian attacks in Canada East, 30 June 1866.
Crowds celebrate the return of militiamen in Montreal, 1866.