| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 306 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and index. |
| Contents |
The raising of the Irish Legion -- Attention from two generals -- Life on one cracker a day -- The father of waters unvexed -- The march to Chattanooga -- The Battle of Chattanooga -- The winter of their discontent -- The Atlanta Campaign: approach to Atlanta -- The Atlanta Campaign: battles around Atlanta -- Hazen's summer camp and a stern chase -- An armed picnic -- The handsomest thing I have seen in this war -- Rocking the cradle of secession -- Hail Columbia, happy land -- Leaving the cradle -- Touring tarheel country -- Like the lords of the world -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
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 conf. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 90th (1862-1865)
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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 90th (1862-1865) |
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Irish American.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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Irish American soldiers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century.
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Irish American soldiers. |
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Illinois -- Chicago. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Swan, James B. Chicago's Irish Legion. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2009 9780809328901 0809328909 (DLC) 2008026838 (OCoLC)232327691 |
| ISBN |
9781441623676 (electronic book) |
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1441623671 (electronic book) |
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9780809386444 (e-book) |
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0809386445 |
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9780809386444 |
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9780809328901 (cloth alkaline paper) |
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0809328909 (cloth alkaline paper) |
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