Yes, you are right not only the Civil War, Also in the American Revloution. There were144,221 men of Irish birth in the Union Army. I don't know the number of Irish that served in Confederate Army, but I bet it was equal or more.( I would like to know that number, if anyone has it) Instituted by Abraham Lincoln, the Medal Honor was first pressented in 1861. 202 Irish-born recipents consituted the largest group of immigrants to receive this award. I am going to stop here because I could go on and on about the Irish.....Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerard J. Nolan" <surveyor@rivnet.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [Civil-War-Irish] > If memory serves me correctly, about two thirds of the Union's casualties > were either Irish born or of Irish descent. I dont think that the war could > have been prosecuted without the Famine Irish. > It doesn't matter whether they accepted a bounty of any kind; it does matter > that they preserved the Union. > GJN > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > To review past messages, visit the list archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L/ > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >
I too would be interested in seeing the number of Irish who served in the Confederate Army. So if anyone has it please post to the list. Irish Confederates seem to be a forgotten topic. In _The Life of Johnny Reb_ Bell Wiley says the Irish were the largest group of foreigners serving in the Confederate Army. Unfortunately, there are no statistics given. Wiley also mentions Company I of the 8th Alabama Regiment. The company was known as the "Emerald Guards" and 104 of the total 109 men listed Ireland as their birthplace. The company went off to war in a dark green uniform. One side of their banner had the Confederate colors with Washington in the center, and on the other a harp enwreathed with shamrock and flashing the inscription "Erin-go-Bragh." Finally, one can't discuss Irish Confederates without mentioning Major General Patrick Cleburne (The Stonewall Jackson of the West). Regards, Brian Brian K. Robertson Manuscripts Coordinator Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Central Arkansas Library System (501)918-3056 -----Original Message----- From: Ann Keegan [mailto:akeegan@c3net.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:28 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Civil-War-Irish] Yes, you are right not only the Civil War, Also in the American Revloution. There were144,221 men of Irish birth in the Union Army. I don't know the number of Irish that served in Confederate Army, but I bet it was equal or more.( I would like to know that number, if anyone has it) Instituted by Abraham Lincoln, the Medal Honor was first pressented in 1861. 202 Irish-born recipents consituted the largest group of immigrants to receive this award. I am going to stop here because I could go on and on about the Irish.....Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerard J. Nolan" <surveyor@rivnet.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [Civil-War-Irish] > If memory serves me correctly, about two thirds of the Union's casualties > were either Irish born or of Irish descent. I dont think that the war could > have been prosecuted without the Famine Irish. > It doesn't matter whether they accepted a bounty of any kind; it does matter > that they preserved the Union. > GJN > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > To review past messages, visit the list archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L/ > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== To leave the list, type a message with only the word unsubscribe in the text and mailto:CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L-request@rootsweb.com ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com
Maith La ( Good Day) " The Portrait of The Irish in America by William D. Griffin page 155 The fact that some twenty thousand Irish immigrants living in the South served in the Confederate forces was taken as evidence of Irish courage and fighting spirit.............. This the best answer I can find, Ann From: "Brian Robertson" <brianr@cals.lib.ar.us> To: <CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 12:48 PM Subject: RE: [Civil-War-Irish] > I too would be interested in seeing the number of Irish who served in the > Confederate Army. So if anyone has it please post to the list. Irish > Confederates seem to be a forgotten topic. In _The Life of Johnny Reb_ Bell > Wiley says the Irish were the largest group of foreigners serving in the > Confederate Army. Unfortunately, there are no statistics given. Wiley also > mentions Company I of the 8th Alabama Regiment. The company was known as > the "Emerald Guards" and 104 of the total 109 men listed Ireland as their > birthplace. The company went off to war in a dark green uniform. One side > of their banner had the Confederate colors with Washington in the center, > and on the other a harp enwreathed with shamrock and flashing the > inscription "Erin-go-Bragh." > Finally, one can't discuss Irish Confederates without mentioning Major > General Patrick Cleburne (The Stonewall Jackson of the West). > > Regards, > Brian > > > Brian K. Robertson > Manuscripts Coordinator > Butler Center for Arkansas Studies > Central Arkansas Library System > (501)918-3056 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ann Keegan [mailto:akeegan@c3net.net] > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:28 PM > To: CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Civil-War-Irish] > > > Yes, you are right not only the Civil War, Also in the American Revloution. > > There were144,221 men of Irish birth in the Union Army. I don't know the > number of Irish that served in > Confederate Army, but I bet it was equal or more.( I would like to know > that number, if anyone has it) > Instituted by Abraham Lincoln, the Medal Honor was first pressented in 1861. > 202 Irish-born recipents consituted the largest group of immigrants to > receive this award. > I am going to stop here because I could go on and on about the Irish.....Ann > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerard J. Nolan" <surveyor@rivnet.net> > To: <CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:37 PM > Subject: Re: [Civil-War-Irish] > > > > If memory serves me correctly, about two thirds of the Union's casualties > > were either Irish born or of Irish descent. I dont think that the war > could > > have been prosecuted without the Famine Irish. > > It doesn't matter whether they accepted a bounty of any kind; it does > matter > > that they preserved the Union. > > GJN > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > > To review past messages, visit the list archives at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L/ > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > To leave the list, type a message with only the word > unsubscribe > in the text and mailto:CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > To leave the list, type a message with only the word > unsubscribe > in the text and mailto:CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >