The green and the gray : the Irish in the Confederate States of America /

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Why did many Irish Americans, who did not have a direct connection to slavery, choose to fight for the Confederacy? This perplexing question is at the heart of this sweeping analysis of the Irish in the Confederate States of America. Taking a broad view of the subject, it considers the role of Irish...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gleeson, David T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2013
Colección:Civil War America.
Civil War America (Series)
Temas:
Confederate States of America. > Army > History.
Confederate States of America. > Army
1800-1899
Irish American soldiers > Confederate States of America > History.
Irish Americans > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Irish Americans > Southern States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Militaires américains d'origine irlandaise > États confédérés d'Amérique > Histoire.
Américains d'origine irlandaise > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Américains d'origine irlandaise > États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Immigrants
Irish American soldiers
Irish Americans
Irish Americans > Social conditions
Military participation > Irish American
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Irish American.
Southern States
United States
United States > Confederate States of America
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the fighting Irish
  • Reluctant secessionists : the Irish, southern politics, and the birth of the Confederacy
  • Irish rebels, southern rebels : the Irish join the Confederate Army
  • Faugh a ballagh! (clear the way!) : the Irish in the Confederate Army
  • Hard times : the Irish on the home front
  • For God, Erin, and Carolina : Irish Catholics in the Confederacy
  • Another "lost cause" : the Irish after the Confederacy
  • Conclusion : ambiguous Confederates.

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