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The harp and the eagle Irish-American volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865

Title
The harp and the eagle [electronic resource] : Irish-American volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865 / Susannah Ural Bruce.
Author
Ural, Susannah J.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, c2006.

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 309 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Harp and the eagle (Online)
Alternative Title
Harp and the eagle (Online)
Subject
  • United States. Army > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Irish American soldiers > History > 19th century
  • Irish Americans > History > 19th century
  • Catholics > United States > History > 19th century
  • United States > History > Participation, Irish American. > Civil War, 1861-1865
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-292) and index.
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Contents
"An Irishman will not get to live in this country" : the Irish in America, 1700-1860 -- "Remember your country and keep up its credit" : volunteering for Ireland and America -- "We are slaughtered like sheep, and no result but defeat" : the decline of Irish-American support for the war in 1862 -- "The Irish spirit for the war is dead! absolutely dead!" : battles raging in the field and at home, 1862-1863 -- "Hordes of Celts and rebel sympathizers" : the decline and consequence of Irish-American support for the war -- "Father was a soldier of the Union" : Irish veterans and the creation of an Irish-American identity.
LCCN
2006016125
OCLC
ssj0000168973
Author
Ural, Susannah J.
Title
The harp and the eagle [electronic resource] : Irish-American volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865 / Susannah Ural Bruce.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-292) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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