Shades of Green : : Irish Regiments, American Soldiers, and Local Communities in the Civil War Era /

Shades of Green : : Irish Regiments, American Soldiers, and Local Communities in the Civil War Era / / Ryan W. Keating.

Drawing on records of about 5,500 soldiers and veterans, Shades of Green traces the organization of Irish regiments from the perspective of local communities in Connecticut, Illinois, and Wisconsin and the relationships between soldiers and the home front. Research on the impact of the Civil War on...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
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Keating, Ryan W.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2017]
©2018
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:The North's Civil War
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Physical Description:1 online resource (328 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Illinois and Mulligan's Irish Brigade
  • 2. An Irish Regiment in the Nutmeg State
  • 3. The Formation of the 17th Wisconsin
  • 4. Ethnicity and Combat
  • 5. Disorder and Discipline
  • 6. Connecticut, Illinois, and Wisconsin React to the New York City Draft Riots
  • 7. Patriotism and Sacrifice on the Home Front
  • 8. Wounded Warriors, Public Wards: Th e Consequences of Military Service
  • Conclusion. Irish Americans in the Civil War: Myth and Memory
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix C
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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