Fighting Irish in the American Civil War and the Invasion of Mexico

Essays
Herausgeber: Mitchell, Arthur H.

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Produktbeschreibung

As mid-19th century America erupted in violence with the invasion of Mexico and the outbreak of the Civil War, Irish immigrants joined the fray in large numbers, on both sides. They sometimes were disruptive elements. In Mexico, a body of Irish artillerymen defected to the other side. During the Civil War, Patrick Cleburne stirred controversy in the Confederacy when he proposed enlisting slaves in exchange for their freedom. The New York draft riots, a violent insurrection by a predominantly Irish mob, raged for three days before Federal troops restored order. Despite turmoil and contention, the Irish soldiers who fought in the Union army contributed significantly to the preservation of the United States. This collection of essays examines the involvement of Irish men and women in America's conflicts from 1840 to 1865.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9781476664804
• ISBN-10: 1476664803
• Artikelnr.: 45340000

Autorenporträt

Arthur H. Mitchell is a distinguished professor of history at the Salkehatchie Campus of the University of South Carolina. He lives in Allendale, South Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Mexican
The Irish Soldiers of Mexico (Michael F. Hogan)
Irish Americans and the War with Mexico (Arthur H. Mitchell)
Part II: American Civil
The New York Irish Brigade Recruits and Their Families
in the Era of the Civil War (Marion Truslow)
Philadelphia Irish During the Civil War (Phillip G. Pattee)
Preserving the Union: Shaping a New Image of Chicago's Irish Catholics and
the Civil War (Lawrence J. McCaffrey)
The Boston Irish and the Civil War (Arthur H. Mitchell)
What Made the "Fighting Irish" Fight (D.R. O'Connor Lysaght )114
Irish Women in the Civil War (Eileen M. McMahon)
Judge Charles Daly and the New York Irish in the Era
of the Civil War (Aidan O'Hara)
Irish and African Americans in the Civil War Era (Andre Fleche)
Christopher Byrne, Civil War Soldier, Writes Home (Ruth-Ann Harris)
Bishop Patrick Lynch of Charleston and the Confederacy
David Heisser
John Mitchel and the Confederacy (Kelly O'Grady)
Patrick Cleburne, Irish Confederate General (Mauriel P. Joslyn)
Dick Dowling, Texas Irishman (Ann Caraway Ivins)
Mahan and Son: Master Purveyors of U.S. Policy for Over
a Century (Desmond Travers)
Twice in the Gap of Danger (Frank Boyle)
The American Civil War, the Fenians and Ireland (Owen McGee)
About the Contributors
Index