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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101846033268
ISBN-139781846033261
eBay Product ID (ePID)64184140
Product Key Features
Book TitleIrish-American Units in the Civil War
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year2008
IllustratorHook, Richard, Yes
GenreHistory
AuthorThomas G. Rodgers
Book SeriesMen-At-Arms Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight5.3 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-277260
Reviews"A book that rightly belongs on the shelf of any US Civil War enthusiast and one that provides a bit more insight into what is called the first modern war. Highly recommended." -- Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (September 2008), "A book that rightly belongs on the shelf of any US Civil War enthusiast and one that provides a bit more insight into what is called the first modern war. Highly recommended." -Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (September 2008)
Series Volume Number448
Table Of ContentIntroduction · Overview of Irish response to the Civil War · State by state review of Irish units, their uniforms, flags, arms and equipment
SynopsisSome 150,000 Irish-American immigrants served in the Union Army during the Civil War (1861-1865), most of them from Boston, New York and Chicago, and about 40,000 fought in the Confederate Army. The best known unit was the Irish Brigade of the Union Army of the Potomac, which distinguished itself at Antietam and, particularly, at Fredericksburg, where its sacrificial bravery astonished friend and foe alike. Famous regiments were New York's 'Fighting 69th', the 9th Massachusetts, 116th Pennsylvania, 23rd Illinois and 35th Indiana. Two Louisiana Confederate brigages from New Orleans were almost entirely Irish and several other Irish companies made a name for themselves at Shiloh, Chickamauga and other key battles. This book will give a brief overview of the history of the units on each side of the conflict and will be illustrated with uniform details, flags and archival photographs.