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‘Meagher of the Sword’ – The Civil War Legend and His Kildare Boyhood
By Robert Doyle
He is one of the most iconic figures of the American Civil War and, as the commander of the Union Army’s Irish Brigade, Thomas Francis Meagher (right, from from Arthur Griffith's "Meagher of the Sword," Dublin, 1916) is probably the most famous of…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: September 15 - September 21
MÁIRT -- On Sept. 17, 1860, units of the Irish Battalion of St. Patrick of the Papal army fought a Piedmontese army allied with Garibaldi
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Dispatches From Antietam: Irish Join Throng Marking The Battle's 140th Anniversary
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Special Report: 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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The Deadliest Day: The Irish Brigade at Bloody Lane, September 17, 1862
By Joseph E. Gannon
WGT Managing Editor
(Left: Father Corby blesses the Brigade as it steps off, in "Sons of Erin" by artist Don Troiani.)
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'Gallowglass' at Antietam: The Irish Brigade's Fight PART 6 of 6: THE LOSS OF SO MANY OF HER SONS
THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM
- Introduction
- "The Deadliest Day": The Battle of Antietam
- Dispatches from the 140th
- Antietam Narrative of…
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'Gallowglass' at Antietam: The Irish Brigade's Fight PART 5 of 6: PATRICK FELAN CLOONEY
THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM
- Introduction
- "The Deadliest Day": The Battle of Antietam
- Dispatches from the 140th
- Antietam Narrative of…
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'Gallowglass' at Antietam: The Irish Brigade's Fight PART 4 of 6: CAPTAIN JOHN O'CONNELL JOYCE
THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM
- Introduction
- "The Deadliest Day": The Battle of Antietam
- Dispatches from the 140th
- Antietam Narrative of…
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'Gallowglass' at Antietam: The Irish Brigade's Fight PART 3 of 6: WEDDED TO DEATH
THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM
- Introduction
- "The Deadliest Day": The Battle of Antietam
- Dispatches from the 140th
- Antietam Narrative of…
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'Gallowglass' at Antietam: The Irish Brigade's Fight PART 2 of 6: 'NO RETREAT'
THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM
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- Special Report: The Irish Battle at Antietam: 140th anniversary
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