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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 "An Irishman Will Not Get to Live in This Country": The Irish in America, 1700-1860; 2 "Remember Your Country and Keep Up Its Credit": Volunteering for Ireland and America; 3 "We Are Slaughtered Like Sheep, and No Result But Defeat": The Decline of Irish-American Support for the War in 1862; 4 "The Irish Spirit for the War Is Dead! Absolutely Dead!": Battles Raging in the Field and at Home, 1862-1863; 5 "Hordes of Celts and Rebel Sympathizers": The Decline and Consequence of Irish-American Support for the War.
- 6 "Father Was a Soldier of the Union": Irish Veterans and the Creation of an Irish-American IdentityConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.