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Private Willie Mitchel: An Irish Confederate Boy
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Many who have read Irish history are familiar with the name of John Mitchel (left), Irish revolutionary, Young Irelander, and publisher of The United Irishman, who was born 182 years ago, on Nov. 3, 1815; however, many are unaware of Mitchel's life in America. During the American Civil War, Mitchel supported the Confederacy. Three of his sons served in the…
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Remembering the Irish Who Fell at Fredericksburg
Remembering the Irish Who Fell at Fredericksburg
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'Free and Green': Song -- and Fate -- Bring Limelight to Civil War Hero
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- WGT's Leslie Sweetnam Reviews "The Irish Volunteer"
- Jan. 16's Requiem and Concert at St. Patrick's Old…
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"Faithful to us here, we loved him to the last.": Col. Patrick Kelly
AN IRISH HERO OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
WOODSIDE, N.Y. -- With these words, Col. Patrick Kelly's family and comrades-in-arms…
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James J. Shields: Tyrone Native Served America Well—and Often
By Pat Hickey
No textbook tells the story of James J. Shields, but his personal story and resume are among the most impressive of any American, in any era.
(Left: "Churubusco" by James Walker, 1819-1889. James Shields fought there during the Mexican War.)
Shields'…
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Long-dead James J. Shields faces GOP in new tussle
Long-dead James J. Shields faces GOP in new tussle
By Gerry Regan
Producer, TheWildGeese.com
Library of Congress
James J. Shields, still fending off Republicans.
After battling Republicans in elections throughout much of his nearly 50-year-long career, Irish-American politico and Civil War hero James J. Shields may go another round with the GOP in a fight for his 112-year-old perch in Washington, D.C.
Illinois State Rep. Robert Pritchard, a Republican from…
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Dispatches From Antietam: Irish Join Throng Marking The Battle's 140th Anniversary
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Colonel Patrick Guiney: Boston's 'Good Knight'
By Christian G. Samito
When rebellion threatened to destroy the Union, Patrick Robert Guiney swiftly rallied to its defense, proving to be a brave fighter and one of the most articulate Irish supporters of his adopted country. Perhaps his greatest legacy was a collection of Civil War letters running…
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Special Report: The Irish Brigade Monument Unveiling
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The Irish Brigade Monument Unveiling… |
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Special Report: The Irish Battle at Antietam: 140th anniversary
Special Report: The Irish Battle at Antietam
The Irish played a big part in the Battle of Antietam, or Sharpsburg, as the Southerners called it. Here's a look at how, on the occasion of the battle's 140th anniversary.
THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM
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Corcoran: 'Your Likes We Will Never See Again'
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Corcoran: 'The Prisoner'
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Corcoran: 'Making a Stand'
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Christmas in the Union's Irish Brigades Part 1 of 2: Early War In the Irish Brigade
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Defender of the Faith: Commander Aids Pope, U.S. Army
| Library of Congress Captain Coppinger during his service on the staff of cavalry commander Alfred Torbert, July 1864.… |
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A Union Officer, A Dublin Backmark Trans-Atlantic sleuthing finally yields identity of Irishman in photo
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Corcoran: Part 1: From Bane to Toast of the Nation
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Gods and Generals: 'Stonewalling' the Civil War
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Character Assassination in 'Gods and Generals': Shaara Book Portrays T.F. Meagher as Bumpkin
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Cleburne: Let Blacks Fight for the Confederacy
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