The Harp and the Eagle : Irish-American Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865 / Susannah J. Ural.
2006
E540.I6 B78 2006
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The Harp and the Eagle : Irish-American Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865 / Susannah J. Ural.
Author
Ural, Susannah J., author.
ISBN
9780814785744
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2006]
Copyright
©2006
Language
English
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In English.
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10.18574/nyu/9780814785744.001.0001 doi
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E540.I6 B78 2006
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973.7/410899162
Summary
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 military service. When the Union cause supported their interests in Ireland and America, large numbers of Irish Americans enlisted. However, as the war progressed, the Emancipation Proclamation, federal draft, and sharp rise in casualties caused Irish Americans to question-and sometimes abandon-the war effort because they viewed such changes as detrimental to their families and futures in America and Ireland.By recognizing these competing and often fluid loyalties, The Harp and the Eagle sheds new light on the relationship between Irish-American volunteers and the Union Army, and how the Irish made sense of both the Civil War and their loyalty to the United States.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. "An Irishman Will Not Get to Live in This Country"
2. "Remember Your Country and Keep Up Its Credit"
3. "We Are Slaughtered Like Sheep, and No Result But Defeat"
4. "The Irish Spirit for the War Is Dead! Absolutely Dead!"
5. "Hordes of Celts and Rebel Sympathizers"
6. "Father Was a Soldier of the Union"
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. "An Irishman Will Not Get to Live in This Country"
2. "Remember Your Country and Keep Up Its Credit"
3. "We Are Slaughtered Like Sheep, and No Result But Defeat"
4. "The Irish Spirit for the War Is Dead! Absolutely Dead!"
5. "Hordes of Celts and Rebel Sympathizers"
6. "Father Was a Soldier of the Union"
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author