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Part 5: 'England Executes Prisoners of War'
| Patrick Moran, who might have escaped, but didn't want to appear to be guilty. |
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The Stories Behind the Songs: 'The Irish Sixty-Ninth'
"Kelly's Irish Brigade" |
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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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Corcoran: 'Your Likes We Will Never See Again'
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1948: Belfast Celts Mugged on Boxing Day
By Eddie Whyte
Belfast -- The Belfast Celtic Football Club was the pride of Irish football until it was forced out of competition after the dramatic game…
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Corcoran: 'The Prisoner'
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Corcoran: 'Making a Stand'
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A Short History of the Celts
The Celts stand out as one of the most daring of all the ancient European people in the history of pre-Roman Europe. They arrived on the European stage in prehistoric times as a "fierce naked warrior class that collected enemy heads as war trophies," and evolved into a singular culture that flourished during the European Iron Age. They laid the foundation of western European civilization; before the Romans came, their influence was felt… |
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Cleburne's Ancestors: Anglo-Irish, Well-Respected
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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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'Celebrating 250 Years' Brings Parade to Life
MORE ON ST. PAT'S DAY & THE NYC PARADE:
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Gods and Generals: 'Stonewalling' the Civil War
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Reliving 'Bloody Sunday' Part 1 of 3: "A Worm's Eye View"
Reliving 'Bloody Sunday'
Part 1 of 3: "A Worm's Eye View"
By David Tereshchuk
| Called to testify at the new British investigation into… |
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'Bloody Sunday': 50 Years Later, Still Seeking Answers
I can't believe the news today
Oh, I can't close my eyes
And make it go away
How long... How long must we sing this song?
How long? How long... "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" -- U2
By Joseph E. Gannon…
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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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