Kilkenny had already seen two major historical works written in the 1880s, John Hogan’s History of Kilkenny and P. M. Egan's Guide to Kilkenny.
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However, a committee was organized to investigate the incident which was composed of Nathaniel P. Banks, Henry J. Raymond, Rufus P. Spalding, M. Russell Thayer and John Hogan.