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    1. [Civil-War-Irish] News from the "Wild Geese Today"
    2. Dennis J. Francis
    3. http://www.thewildgeese.com/ > Huntington, Tenn.-based Civil War Interactive > <http://www.CivilWarInteractive.com> and New York-based The Wild Geese > Today <http://www.TheWildGeese.com> will present the history of the > battle, which Southerners named the Battle of First Manassas and > Northerners the First Battle of Bull Run. The centerpiece of their > coverage, though, will be the Aug. 3-5 140th anniversary reenactment of > the combat, in Leesburg, Va. > > As part of its Web-based feature, titled "'You Have Got Your Chance at > Last': The Irish at First Manassas," the Web sites will present > from-the-scene coverage of the event, expected to draw more than 10,000 > reenactors from around the world to a 400-acre farm 25 miles from the > actual battlefield. In addition, ...the Web sites will offer...profiles > and features on the Irish in America at the Civil War's outbreak, > including a bibliography and related Internet links.

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