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The Greatest Brigade: How the Irish Brigade Cleared the Way to Victory in the American Civil War
The Greatest Brigade How the Irish Brigade Cleared the Way to Victory in the American Civil War
Author: Thomas J. Craughwell
Between 1861 and 1865, 7,000 Irishmen, virtually all of them immigrants, enlisted in the Irish  Brigade, and 4,000 of them were killed or wounded.  This book is the story of their heroism, sacrifice, and faith.  Although most of the Irish in America were consigned to squalid slums, given only the dirtiest and most dangerous jobs, and almost univ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780785830559
ISBN-10: 0785830553
Publication Date: 7/26/2013
Pages: 240
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Crestline
Book Type: Paperback
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