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Echoes of Reconstruction: An Immigrant Defender of Black Freedom
ECW is pleased to welcome back Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog June is Immigrant Heritage Month, and no American military conflict was more impacted by immigrants than the American Civil War. Roughly a quarter of the United States forces … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Holidays, Reconstruction, USCT
Tagged 32nd USCT, 74th New York, E. Phillip Jacobson, Excelsior Brigade, Felix Brannigan, Francis Lieber, Germans, Immigrant Heritage Month, immigrants, irish, Patrick Young, Reconstruction, Reconstruction Era Blog, USCT, William T. Sherman
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Florida’s Irish General
When the words “Irish” and “Confederate general” are spoken most students of the war immediately think of Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, the “Stonewall of the West” who was killed in action at the Battle of Franklin in November 1864. There were … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities, Symposium
Tagged 2019 Emerging Civil War Symposium, Alfred H. Colquitt, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Olustee, Cold Habor, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Florida Brigade, Florida Civil War, irish, Joseph Finegan, Phill Greenwalt, Truman Seymour
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Thinking About The Irish Brigade At Antietam
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a day many folks find something from Ireland to enjoy. I have two traditions on the unofficial holiday: wear a little green and remember the Irish-American contributions during the Civil War. Last year, I wrote … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 3/13-3/19/17
With St. Patrick’s Day coming up this week, we thought it’d be a good time to ask… Do you have a favorite Irish-American regiment, commander, or soldier from the Civil War?
