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Chicago's Irish Legion : the 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War /
- Title
- Chicago's Irish Legion : the 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War / James B. Swan.
- Author
- Swan, James B.
- Publication
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Not available - Please for assistance. | Text | Use in library | E505.5 90th .S93 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 306 p., [6] p. of plates : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Subject
- Chicago (Ill.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Irish American soldiers > Chicago > History > 19th century
- United States > Campaigns. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States > Participation, Irish American. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States > Regimental histories. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 90th (1862-1865)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-295) and index.
- Contents
- The raising of the Irish Legion -- Attention from two generals -- Life on "one cracker a day" -- The father of waters unvexed -- The march to Chattanooga -- The Battle of Chattanooga -- The winter of their discontent -- The Atlanta Campaign : approach to Atlanta -- The Atlanta Campaign : battles around Atlanta -- Hazen's summer camp and a stern chase -- An armed picnic -- The handsomest thing I have seen in this war -- Rocking the cradle of secession -- Hail Columbia, happy land -- Leaving the cradle -- Touring tarheel country -- Like the lords of the world -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1 : muster roll summary -- Appendix 2 : regimental roster.
- ISBN
- 9780809328901 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0809328909 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008026838
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library