Work on our Andersonville Irish Project is continuing apace, and we have now gathered important data points on many of the more than 1,000 Irish Americans we have thus far identified. One of those elements is their place of capture. In this new StoryMap, we take a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield, exploring the locations where some Irish Americans who ultimately perished in Georgia were captured. They were among the longest confined of all Union prisoners in the American Civil War. You can explore the StoryMap by clicking here or on the image below. To check out some other StoryMaps related to Irish America, see here.
Don
March 9, 2025 12:59 pmI can’t wait to read “Green and Blue.” My 2nd Great Grandfather (Thomas O’Dea) immigrated from Ireland, he was a prisoner in Andersonville. He joined the Maine 16th and was captured during the battle of the Wilderness. Luckily he survived.
Damian Shiels
March 30, 2025 4:51 pmThanks Don, I hope you enjoy it! Wow Thomas O’Dea! He is a big part of our Andersonville Irish Project. Do you have much in the family left relating to him? We have imaged both his pension and CMSR as part of the project. Here is a piece we did on him: https://irishamericancivilwar.com/2022/08/23/andersonville-irish-spotlight-thomas-odea-the-clare-emigrant-who-immortalised-andersonville-in-art-part-1-imagery/ -if you’d be interested in discussing it further my email is shielsheritage[at]gmail.com