A chairde, Here's something worth checking out - "The Irish in America", written by John Francis Maguire and published in 1868, is online (and also available for downloading) at: http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=ABL3952 Maguire was a member of Parliament who visited America to find out how the Irish immigrants were getting along in the New World. As a result of his visit, he wrote this history and commentary of their experience. In the chapter on the Civil War, he offers contemporary insights on the character and behavior of the Irish soldier, both North and South. Dennis mailto:fran@ees.eesc.com Sterling Heights Michigan