Shades of green : Irish regiments, American soldiers, and local communities in the Civil War era / Ryan W. Keating.

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"Drawing on records of about 5,500 soldiers and veterans, Shades of Green traces the organization of Irish regiments from the perspective of local communities in Connecticut, Illinois, and Wisconsin and the relationships between soldiers and the home front. Research on the impact of the Civil War on...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:North's Civil War.
Main Author: Keating, Ryan W. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Series:North's Civil War.
Subjects:
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Irish American.
Irish American soldiers > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
Connecticut > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
Illinois > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
Wisconsin > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Community life > Connecticut > History > 19th century.
Community life > Illinois > History > 19th century.
Community life > Wisconsin > History > 19th century.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Community life.
Irish American soldiers.
Military participation > Irish American.
Regimental histories.
Social aspects.
Connecticut.
Illinois.
United States.
Wisconsin.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Chapter One. Illinois and Mulligan's Irish Brigade
  • Chapter Two. An Irish Regiment in the Nutmeg State
  • Chapter Three. The Formation of the Seventeenth Wisconsin
  • Chapter Four. Ethnicity and Combat
  • Chapter 5. Disorder and Discipline
  • Chapter 6. Connecticut, Illinois and Wisconsin React to the New York City Draft Riots
  • Chapter 7. Patriotism and Sacrifice on the Home Front
  • Chapter 8. Wounded Warriors and Public Wards.