The Harp and the Eagle : Irish-American Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865.

The Harp and the Eagle : Irish-American Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865.

On the eve of the Civil War, the Irish were one of America's largest ethnic groups, and approximately 150,000 fought for the Union. Analyzing letters and diaries written by soldiers and civilians; military, church, and diplomatic records; and community newspapers, Susannah Ural Bruce significan...

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Main Author:	Ural, Susannah J.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : NYU Press, 2006.
Subjects:	United States. > Army > History > Civil War, 1861-1865. United States. > Army 1800-1899 Irish American soldiers > History > 19th century. Irish Americans > History > 19th century. Catholics > United States > History > 19th century. HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877) Catholics Irish American soldiers Irish Americans Military participation > Irish American United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Irish American. United States History
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