The Harp and the Eagle: Irish-American Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865On 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 expands the story of Irish-American Catholics in the Civil War, and reveals a complex picture of those who fought for the Union. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Irish in America 17001860 | 7 |
Volunteering for Ireland and America | 42 |
The Decline of IrishAmerican Supportfor the War in 1862 | 82 |
Battles Raging in the Field and atHome 18621863 | 136 |
The Decline and Consequence of IrishAmericanSupport for the War | 190 |
Irish Veteransand the Creation of an IrishAmerican Identity | 233 |