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

Title
The green and the gray [electronic resource] : the Irish in the Confederate States of America / David T. Gleeson.
Author
Gleeson, David T.
Publication
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2013.

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Details

Description
1 online resource (xiii, 307 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Civil War America
Uniform Title
Green and the gray (Online)
Alternative Title
Green and the gray (Online)
Subject
  • Confederate States of America. Army > History
  • 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
  • United States > History > Participation, Irish American. > Civil War, 1861-1865
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-296) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
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.
LCCN
2013009241
OCLC
ssj0000980994
Author
Gleeson, David T.
Title
The green and the gray [electronic resource] : the Irish in the Confederate States of America / David T. Gleeson.
Imprint
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2013.
Series
Civil War America
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-296) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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