The
harp and the eagle
Irish-American volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865
Ural, Susannah J.
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bibliography
Electronic books.
nyu
New York
New York University Press
c2006
2006
monographic
eng
xiii, 309 p. : ill.
"An Irishman will not get to live in this country" : the Irish in America, 1700-1860 -- "Remember your country and keep up its credit" : volunteering for Ireland and America -- "We are slaughtered like sheep, and no result but defeat" : the decline of Irish-American support for the war in 1862 -- "The Irish spirit for the war is dead! absolutely dead!" : battles raging in the field and at home, 1862-1863 -- "Hordes of Celts and rebel sympathizers" : the decline and consequence of Irish-American support for the war -- "Father was a soldier of the Union" : Irish veterans and the creation of an Irish-American identity.
Susannah Ural Bruce.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-292) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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United States.
Army
History
Civil War, 1861-1865
Irish American soldiers
History
19th century
Irish Americans
History
19th century
Catholics
United States
History
19th century
United States
History
Civil War, 1861-1865
Participation, Irish American
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