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The Irish General, Thomas Francis Meagher
by Paul R. Wylie
331 pgs, hardback. Irish patriot, Civil War general, frontier governor- Thomas Francis Meagher played key roles in 3 major historical arenas and is hailed today as a hero by some, condemned as a drunkard by others. This book now offers a definitive biography of this nineteenth-century figure who has long remained an enigma. Item A54 --$29.95
Books
| Item # | Item Name | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
A1 |
Melting Pot Soldiers - The Union's Ethnic Regiments |
By William L. Burton, paperback, 250 pg. In 1861, in most states in the North, there were large populations of emigrants whose leaders were active in American politics at loca, state and national levels. Ethnic politicians worked hard to recruit young men into regiments based upon their country of origin. This book looks at those recruiting efforts, mostly directed at German and Irish emigranst, but also Scandinavian and Scottish. | $20.00 |
A2 |
Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth - The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry |
Ed. by Christian G. Smito, paperback, 310 pg. Guiney's letters reveal the experiences and thoughts of an Irish Catholic soldier and the hidden tensions among the Irish emigrant community during the Civil War. | $21.95 |
A3 |
Kelly's Heroes - The Irish Brigade at Gettysburg |
By T.L. Murphy, paperback, 65 pg. The goal of the book is to shed a little light on the men and monuments of the Irish Brigade at Gettysburg. Contains photos and maps. | $5.95 |
A5 |
Irish Rebels, Confederate Tigers - A History of the 6th Lousiana Volunteers, 1861-1865 |
By James Gannon, hardback, 388 pg. This book recounts how the predominantly Irish 6th Lousiana battled and bled its way to become one of the most highly regarded regiments among the units known as the Louisiana Tigers. | $32.95 |
| A10 |
Remember Fontenoy - The 69th New York and the Irish Brigade in the Civil War |
By Joseph S. Bilby, hardback, 143pg. The motto "Remember Fontenoy" is derived from the unstoppable bayonet charge, in 1775, by a French army brigade of Irish exiles against the British. | $28.00 |
A12 |
The Irish Brigade and Its Campaigns |
By Capt D. P. Conygham, hardback, 599 pg. A complete Civil War history of the Irish Brigade, written by someone who was there. This book is considered, by most, the best on Irish Brigade history. | $40.00 |
A25 |
A Meteor Shining Brightly: Essays on Maj. General Patrick R. Cleburne |
NEW! Collection of essays, hardback, 310pg. Nine writers and historians contribute essays on the life and character of Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne a division Commander in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. He was killed at the battle of Franklin. | $35.00 |
| A31 |
The Fighting 69th - A History |
By Richard Demeter. A history of the famous 69th New York National Guard Regiment from its service in the Irish Brigade during the Civil War through its exploits in World War II. Contains extensive notes, 20 photographs, 35 poems and songs, bibliography, and index. 382 pages, hardcover. | $30.00 |
| A32 |
The History of the Ninth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry |
By Daniel George Macnamara. Paperback, 425 pages, roster included. When the Civil War erupted, more than 1,000 Irish Americans cast aside their reservations and formed the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, the first of that state's ethnic regiments. | $25.00 |
| A36 |
The Irish Brigade - A Pictorial History of the Famed Civil War Fighters |
By Russ A. Pritchard, Jr. Hardback, 96 pages. The Union's Irish Brigade was arguably the Civil War's most famous fighting outfit. This powerful, authoritative volume captures the heart and timeless efforts of the heroic men who rescued the Union from defeat time and time again. This book displays authentic accompanying illustrations that will fascinate Civil War enthusiasts, history buffs, and anyone interested in the saga of the Irish in America. | $22.95 |
| A37 |
Gettysburg's Bloody Wheatfield |
By Jay Jorgensen. Paperback, 178 pages. This book imparts a clearer sense of what happened in the confusion of July 2, 1863 in the bloody Wheatfield at Gettysburg. A total of six Confederate brigades battled thirteen Federal brigades during the 3+ hours of fighting. One of those Federal brigades was the depleted and famed Irish Brigade, commanded by Col. Patrick Kelly. | $19.95 |
| A39 |
Thomas Francis Meagher, The Making of an Irish American |
Ed. by John M. Hearne and Rory T. Cornish, paperback, 243 pgs. The entire life of this Irish-American patriot is covered, from his young family life in Waterford Ireland, to Young Ireland and Rising of '48, to Australia, to his days in New York, to the Civil War, and finally to the Montana Territory. | $29.95 |
| A50 |
Memoirs of Chaplain Life, 3 Years with the Irish Brigade in the Army of the Potomac |
Ed. by Lawrence Frederick Kohl, hardback, 400 pgs. Several Holy Cross priests from the University of Notre Dame volunteered to serve as Union Army chaplains during the American Civil War. Among them was Rev. William J. Corby, CSC, who ministered to the 5 regiments from New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia, comprised mostly of Irish Catholics, making up what was known as the Irish Brigade. | $35.00 |
| A51 |
The Spirit Divided, Memoirs of Civil War Chaplains, The Union |
Ed. by Benedict R. Maryniak and John Wesley Brinsfield, Jr., hardback, 255 pgs. A collection of letters, reports, and recollections in which army chaplains describe their motives and methods, their failures and achievements. | $35.00 |
| A52 |
The Harp and the Eagle, Irish-American Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865 |
By Susannah Ural Bruce, 264 pgs, paperback. This book sheds new light on the relationship between Irish-American volunteers and the Union Army, and how the Irish made sense of both the Civil War and their loyalty to the United States. | $22.00 |
| A54 |
The Irish General, Thomas Francis Meagher |
By Paul R. Wylie, 331 pgs, hardback. Irish patriot, Civil War general, frontier governor- Thomas Francis Meagher played key roles in 3 major historical arenas and is hailed today as a hero by some, condemned as a drunkard by others. This book now offers a definitive biography of this nineteenth-century figure who has long remained an enigma. | $29.95 |
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