In my research on the history of the 28th Massachusetts Volunteers, a Boston Irish regiment raised to be a part of Thomas Meagher’s Irish Brigade, the most surprising find was the identification of three Jewish soldiers who served in its ranks. The three were included in a 19th century effort by Jewish…
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WOODSIDE, N.Y. -- With these words, Col. Patrick Kelly's family and comrades-in-arms…
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Ah! Why, Patrick Sarsfield, did we let your ship sail
Away to the French Flanders from the green Innisfail.
For far from your country you lie cold and low:
Ah? Why Patrick Sarsfield, ah, why did you go.
We prayed, Patrick Sarsfield, to see you sail home,
Your flag waving victory across the white…
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By Joe Gannon, Managing Editor
("The Storming of the Bastille," by Jean-Pierre Houël, 1735-1813.)
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By Joe Gannon, Managing Editor
(Right: General Thomas Arthur Lally. His heroic image here betokens the restoration of his honor by the "canceling" of his conviction for treason.)…
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By Joe Gannon, Managing Editor
(Right: John Adams Reviews Jones' Marines, 13 May 1779, by Charles Waterhouse.)…
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THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM |
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The Irish Brigade Monument Unveiling… |
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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 IRISH AT ANTIETAM
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THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM
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THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM
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THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM
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THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM
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