Session 1: An Introduction to the Irish Experience of the American Civil War When: Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 6:00pm An exploration of where Irish soldiers fought, the units they served in, and ...

When the American Civil War ended in April 1865, a group of former northern solders, mostly Irish Americans, formed small units intent on raiding Canada.

When we think of the American Civil War, the division between Americans in the North and the South comes to mind. But it turns out, it wasn't just Americans who fought for the Union and the ...

In September of 1861, Thomas Meagher began recruiting Irishmen to form a new Irish brigade. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day (known in Gaelic as Lá Fhéile Pádraig, i.e. “the Day of the ...

The 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment mustered 1,746 Irish-American troops to fight in the ... of Honor more than any other ethnic group that fought in the Civil War," said ...

Many Confederate Irish owned slaves during the American Civil War 16 Irish-born men were Colonels or Generals in the ... May 1862, organized Power’s Regiment of Cavalry in 1864. Not ...

An American Civil War interest group has unveiled plans to get new memorials created to honour British and Irish men who fought in the conflict. Edinburgh has a monument to Scots who served in the ...

And now, nearly 150 years later, the echoes of the American Civil War still ring out in parts of the vast continent.But this week, there is another legacy about to unfold.