http://irishamericancivilwar.com Exploring Irish involvement in the American Civil War Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/ebfabc76052f2c46777cb1b56d7a8a74?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://irishamericancivilwar.com http://irishamericancivilwar.com/2010/08/17/save-patrick-cleburnes-battlefields/ http://irishamericancivilwar.com/2010/08/17/save-patrick-cleburnes-battlefields/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:57:34 +0000 Damian Shiels http://irishamericancivilwar.wordpress.com/?p=581 ]]> The Civil War Preservation Trust is America’s largest non-profit organisation. Their aim is to preserve the battlefields of the Civil War, to which end they have already saved huge tracts of land. As thousands of Irishmen also fought and fell on these great battlegrounds, their work is of real relevance to Ireland and to those interested in the Irish emigrant experience. The Trust have recently set up a page on Patrick Cleburne, ‘Stonewall of the West’, which allows visitors to donate towards the preservation of battlefields where the famous Corkman fought. They have already saved 2,026 acres of land on these battlefields, but there is more to do. Visit the page here to see what you can do to help the Civil War Preservation Trust in its mission.

Filed under: Arkansas, Conservation, Cork, Patrick Cleburne Tagged: Civil War Preservation Trust, Conservation, Cork, Franklin, Patrick Cleburne, Shiloh ]]> http://irishamericancivilwar.com/2010/08/17/save-patrick-cleburnes-battlefields/feed/ 0 damianshiels http://irishamericancivilwar.com/2010/05/19/cwpt-report-on-most-endangered-battlefields/ http://irishamericancivilwar.com/2010/05/19/cwpt-report-on-most-endangered-battlefields/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 16:30:56 +0000 Damian Shiels http://irishamericancivilwar.wordpress.com/?p=107 ]]> The Civil War Preservation Trust has released its History Under Siege report, a guide to America’s most endangered and at risk battlefield sites of 2010. I would encourage you to take some time to have a look at the report, and to support the CWPT’s efforts if possible. A wide range of sites are threatened, including battlefields such as the 1861 engagement at Belmont, Missouri where the 2nd (Knox Walker’s) Tennessee Infantry Regiment of Memphis Irishmen first came face to face with battle, and Cedar Creek, Virginia where the 9th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, the Irish Regiment, fought with “Little” Phil Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864. The list also includes  sites such as Gettysburg, The Wilderness and Chickamauga, illustrating that not even the more famous battlefields are immune from threat. It is to be hoped that the CWPT and the groups supporting them at these sites are successful in their preservation efforts.

Filed under: Conservation, Update Tagged: Belmont, Cedar Creek, Civil War Preservation Trust, Connecticut, History, Ireland, Tennessee ]]> http://irishamericancivilwar.com/2010/05/19/cwpt-report-on-most-endangered-battlefields/feed/ 0 damianshiels