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IRISH IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

IRISH IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

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Andersonville Irish Spotlight: Grave 5212. Edward Carter. “My Hand Trembles with Joy”- The Last Letters of a Leitrim Emigrant

The Andersonville Irish Project continues apace; we have now identified almost 1,050 Irish Americans who perished at the prison. One...
April 20, 2024
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Photography Focus: Rare Images of an Irish American Family at War

As rare as it is to find identified images of Irish immigrant soldiers of the American Civil in the field,...
March 22, 2024
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Podcast: The Irish Brigade and Irish at Antietam

In advance of St. Patrick’s Day I joined John Banks and Tom McMillan of the Antietam and Beyond Podcast to...
March 13, 2024