Irish-American Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865
by
Susannah J. Ural
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
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 significantly...