The Harp and the Eagle: Irish-American Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865 (Susannah Ural Bruce - UA) Section-Gettysburg 3rd Day

The Harp and the Eagle: Irish-American Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865 (Susannah Ural Bruce - UA) Section-Gettysburg 3rd Dayby Susannah Ural 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

From his earliest days

argument begins instantly and typically runs in circles

Two more would die soon thereafter

When word spread that Lee planned to surrender

Volume I: Generals and Generalship

After a morning of rain-drenched fury

or in the drawing room

the unlikely

They hope the battles will stay far away from their bustling trade center

Cunningham paints as complete a picture as possible of the daunting task facing those charged with caring for the war’s wounded and sick

What role did their Confederate captors play in their trial and execution

journal entries