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988839
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Ural, Susannah J.
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The Harp and the Eagle : : Irish-American Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: NYU Press,, 2006.
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1 online resource (325 pages)
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0814785743
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0814799396
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081479940X
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9780814799390
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9780814799406
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-292) and index.
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| Contents
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 "An Irishman Will Not Get to Live in This Country": The Irish in America, 1700-1860; 2 "Remember Your Country and Keep Up Its Credit": Volunteering for Ireland and America; 3 "We Are Slaughtered Like Sheep, and No Result But Defeat": The Decline of Irish-American Support for the War in 1862; 4 "The Irish Spirit for the War Is Dead! Absolutely Dead!": Battles Raging in the Field and at Home, 1862-1863; 5 "Hordes of Celts and Rebel Sympathizers": The Decline and Consequence of Irish-American Support for the War.
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6 "Father Was a Soldier of the Union": Irish Veterans and the Creation of an Irish-American IdentityConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
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On the eve of the Civil War, the Irish were one of America's largest ethnic groups, and approximately 150,000 fought for the Union. Analyzing letters and diaries written by soldiers and civilians; military, church, and diplomatic records; and community newspapers, Susannah Ural Bruce significantly expands the story of Irish-American Catholics in the Civil War, and reveals a complex picture of those who fought for the Union. While the population was diverse, many Irish Americans had dual loyalties to the U.S. and Ireland, which influenced their decisions to volunteer, fight, or end their milita.
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United States.-- History-- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States.
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Catholics-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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Irish American soldiers-- History-- 19th century.
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Irish Americans-- History-- 19th century.
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Catholics.
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HISTORY-- United States-- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Irish American soldiers.
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Irish Americans.
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Military participation-- Irish American.
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United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Participation, Irish American.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.741
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E540.I6 B78 2006
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