All Blog Posts Tagged 'American Civil War' (371)

This Week in the History of the Irish: July 27 - August 2

MÁIRT -- On July 29, 1693, units of the Irish Brigade of France fought at the battle of Landen (also known as Neerwinden) against the forces of William of Orange, their nemesis from the Battle of the Boyne. William had some 50,000 English, Dutch, German and Spanish troops against about 80,000 French troops under the…

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Remembering Joseph G. Bilby: A Keeper of New Jersey and Irish-American History

To the Irish-American community, to Civil War historians and to local history in general, and to all who care about truth, heritage, and the stories of those who came before us, we lost one of our greatest champions. Joseph G. Bilby passed away this week, and with him, we lost more than a man. We lost a…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 20 - July 26

DOMHNAIGH  -- On July 20, 1866, at the battle of Lissa (depicted right by Eduard Nezbeda, 1911) in the Adriatic, an Austrian fleet defeated a numerically superior Italian fleet. Commanding one of the Austrian ships was Irishman Alfred…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 13 - July 19

DOMHNAIGH to CÉADAOIN  -- From July 13 to 16, 1863, one of the more regrettable incidents related to…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 29- July 5

MÁIRT -- On July 1, 1897, Gen. Tom Barry , one of the finest guerrilla…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 22 - June 28

DOMHNAIGH   -- On June 22, 1922, Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson was shot and killed by two …

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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 8 - June 14

DOMHNAIGH -- On June 8, 1853, John Mitchel escaped from Australia, eventually making it to the United States. Mitchel, a member of the Young Ireland Party, was born in Comnish, Co. Derry. John was the son of a Presbyterian minister. He obtained…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 4 - May 10

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Willie Pearse

DOMHNAIGH -- On May 4, 1916, the British executed …

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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 27 - May 3

DOMHNAIGH -- On April 27, 1779 Irish-born (County Donegal) U.S. Navy Capt. Gustavus Conyngham ,…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 6 - April 13

MÁIRT -- On April 7, 1865, …

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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 23 - March 29

DOMHNAIGH -- On March 23, 1862, Irish-born Union …

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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 16 - March 22

DOMHNAIGH -- On March 16, 1828, Patrick Cleburne, one of the finest generals produced by either side during America's long, bloody civil war was born at Bride Park Cottage in Ovens Township, Co. Cork, just outside Cork City. Robert E. Lee would one day say…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 9 - March 15

Left to right: Harry Boland, Michael Collins, and Eamon de Valera

DOMHNAIGH -- On March 9, 1932, Eamon de Valera formed his first Free…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: February 16 - February 22

DOMHNAIGH -- On February 16, 1822, Richard Busteed, Union…

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Civil War General John “Black Jack” Logan: “The Radiant Incarnation of War.”

It was mid-afternoon of July 22, 1864, and the Confederate infantry of General Cheatham’s Corps of John Bell Hood’s Army of Tennessee was breaking through the Federal…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 29 - January 4

MÁIRT -- On December 31, 1602, Dónall O'Sullivan Beare and his clan began their epic march to Ulster. O'Sullivan had supported …

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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 22 - December 28

MÁIRT -- On December 24, 1601, Hugh O'Neill and his Spanish and Irish allies were defeated by the English at the Battle of Kinsale, one of the most important battles in Irish history. With the able assistance of his main…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 8 - December 14

DOMHNAIGH -- On December 8, 1831, James Hoban, the architect of the White House, died in Washington, D.C. Hoban, a native of County Kilkenny, was educated as an artist by Thomas Ivory in Dublin. He worked as one of the architects on a number of…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 24 - November 30

DOMHNAIGH -- On November 24, 1922, during the Irish Civil War, Irish republican Erskine Childers was executed by the Free State government. Childers, whose mother was from…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 17 - November 23

DOMHNAIGH -- On Nov. 17, 1814, Joseph Finegan, a Confederate general in the …

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