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Chicago S Irish Legion

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Author : James B. Swan
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2009-03-18

Chicago S Irish Legion written by James B. Swan and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-18 with History categories.

Extensively documented and richly detailed, Chicago’s Irish Legion tells the compelling story of Chicago’s 90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, the only Irish regiment in Major General William Tecumseh Sherman’s XV Army Corps. Swan’s sweeping history of this singular regiment and its pivotal role in the Western Theater of the Civil War draws heavily from primary documents and first-person observations, giving readers an intimate glimpse into the trials and triumphs of ethnic soldiers during one of the most destructive wars in American history. At the onset of the bitter conflict between the North and the South, Irish immigrants faced a wall of distrust and discrimination in the United States. Many Americans were deeply suspicious of Irish religion and politics, while others openly doubted the dedication of the Irish to the Union cause. Responding to these criticisms with a firm show of patriotism, the Catholic clergy and Irish politicians in northern Illinois—along with the Chicago press and community—joined forces to recruit the Irish Legion. Composed mainly of foreign-born recruits, the Legion rapidly dispelled any rumors of disloyalty with its heroic endeavors for the Union. The volunteers proved to be instrumental in various battles and sieges, as well as the marches to the sea and through the Carolinas, suffering severe casualties and providing indispensable support for the Union. Swan meticulously traces the remarkable journey of these unique soldiers from their regiment’s inception and first military engagement in 1862 to their disbandment and participation in the Grand Review of General Sherman’s army in 1865. Enhancing the volume are firsthand accounts from the soldiers who endured the misery of frigid winters and brutal environments, struggling against the ravages of disease and hunger as they marched more than twenty-six hundred miles over the course of the war. Also revealed are personal insights into some of the war’s most harrowing events, including the battle at Chattanooga and Sherman’s famous campaign for Atlanta. In addition, Swan exposes the racial issues that affected the soldiers of the 90th Illinois, including their reactions to the Emancipation Proclamation and the formations of the first African American fighting units. Swan rounds out the volume with stories of survivors’ lives after the war, adding an even deeper personal dimension to this absorbing chronicle.

Biographical History Of The American Irish In Chicago

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Author : Charles Ffrench
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897

Biographical History Of The American Irish In Chicago written by Charles Ffrench and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Chicago (Ill.) categories.

At The Crossroads

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Author : Ellen Skerrett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

At The Crossroads written by Ellen Skerrett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.

Featuring 50 archival photos, "At the Crossroads" reveals the role that Old Saint Patrick's Church has played--and continues to play--in the history of Chicago and the Irish American experience. As the "mother parish" of the Chicago Irish and the oldest public building in the city, the church's urban landscape tells the story of Chicago's growth and development.

Napoleon S Irish Legion

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Author : John G. Gallaher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993

Napoleon S Irish Legion written by John G. Gallaher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.

Drawing heavily on the original documents of the Archives de la guerre, John G. Gallaher has written the first complete account of the storied Irish Legion, which joined with Napoleon to fight England. Following the failed Rebellion of 1798, hundreds of Irishmen fled to the Continent to avoid imprisonment or execution. As part of his planned campaign against England and Ireland in 1803, Napoleon authorized the creation of an Irish Legion to invade Ireland in order to tie down British forces that could otherwise have been used against the main French invasion of England. The promise of returning to Ireland with the French army at their backs brought many recruits to the Legion. The Irish emigrants who enlisted in this special unit of the French army were Irish nationalists who intended to liberate Ireland and create an Irish republic. When the anticipated expedition to Ireland never took place, some of the Irishmen quit the army though the great majority of them remained to fight for Napoleon. Battalions of the Legion encountered the British at Flushing in 1809, fought Wellington in Portugal in 1810-11, and served with distinction at the Battle of Bautzen and in Silesia, where after heavy losses in lesser engagements with the enemy, the Legion was finally destroyed on the banks of the Bober River in 1813. The Legion was reorganized in the winter of 1813-14, but with a dwindling number of Irishmen. With the passage of time the Irish became Bonapartists, and following the Second Restoration in 1815, the surviving remnants of the Irish Legion were disbanded. Until the end, the men of the Legion did not lose their love for Ireland nor their hope that one day they would return to their native land as part of a French military expedition. The Irish veterans of the Napoleonic wars were retired at half pay and most settled in France. They had become French soldiers of the Napoleonic Empire.

Irish Pedigrees

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Author : John O'Hart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892

Irish Pedigrees written by John O'Hart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with Ireland categories.

The Irish In Chicago

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Author : Lawrence John McCaffrey
language : en
Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1987

The Irish In Chicago written by Lawrence John McCaffrey and has been published by Urbana : University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.

Examines the history, religion, politics, and literature of one of the city's most influential ethnic groups.

Chicago S Irish Nationalists 1881 1890

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Author : Michael F. Funchion
language : en
Publisher: Beaufort Books
Release Date : 1976

Chicago S Irish Nationalists 1881 1890 written by Michael F. Funchion and has been published by Beaufort Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Political Science categories.

Great Chicago Beer Riot The How Lager Struck A Blow For Liberty

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Author : John F. Hogan & Judy E. Brady
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015

Great Chicago Beer Riot The How Lager Struck A Blow For Liberty written by John F. Hogan & Judy E. Brady and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Cooking categories.

In 1855, when Chicago's recently elected mayor Levi Boone pushed through a law forbidding the sale of alcohol on Sunday, the city pushed back. To the German community, the move seemed a deliberate provocation from Boone's stridently anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party. Beer formed the centerpiece of German Sunday gatherings, and robbing them of it on their only day off was a slap in the face. On April 21, 1855, an armed mob poured across the Clark Street Bridge and advanced on city hall. The Chicago Lager Riot resulted in at least one death, nineteen injuries and sixty arrests. It also led to the creation of a modern police department and the political alliances that helped put Abraham Lincoln in the White House. Authors Judy E. Brady and John F. Hogan explore the riot and its aftermath, from pint glass to bully pulpit.

Irish Migrants In New Communities

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Author : Mícheál Ó hAodha
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2014-05-16

Irish Migrants In New Communities written by Mícheál Ó hAodha and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-16 with Social Science categories.

Irish migrants in new communities: Seeking the Fair Land? comprises the second collection of essays by these editors exploring fresh aspects and perspectives on the subject of the Irish diaspora. This volume, edited by Máirtín Ó Catháin and Mícheál Ó hAodha, develops many of the oral history themes of the first book and concentrates more on issues surrounding the adaptation of migrants to new or host environments and cultures. These new places often have a jarring effect, as well as a welcoming air, and the Irish bring their own interpretations, hostilities, and suspicions, all of which are explored in a fascinating and original number of new perspectives.

The Story Of Camp Douglas Chicago S Forgotten Civil War Prison

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Author : David L. Keller
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-23

The Story Of Camp Douglas Chicago S Forgotten Civil War Prison written by David L. Keller and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-23 with History categories.

If you were a Confederate prisoner during the Civil War, you might have ended up in this infamous military prison in Chicago. More Confederate soldiers died in Chicago's Camp Douglas than on any Civil War battlefield. Originally constructed in 1861 to train forty thousand Union soldiers from the northern third of Illinois, it was converted to a prison camp in 1862. Nearly thirty thousand Confederate prisoners were housed there until it was shut down in 1865. Today, the history of the camp ranges from unknown to deeply misunderstood. David Keller offers a modern perspective of Camp Douglas and a key piece of scholarship in reckoning with the legacy of other military prisons.