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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keating, Ryan W., author.

Series:

North's Civil War

The North's Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community life.

History.

Regimental histories.

Irish American soldiers.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Irish American.

United States.

Irish American soldiers--History--19th century.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

Connecticut--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

Connecticut.

Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

Illinois.

Wisconsin--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

Wisconsin.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

Social aspects.

Community life--Connecticut--History--19th century.

Community life--Illinois--History--19th century.

Community life--Wisconsin--History--19th century.

Military participation--Irish American.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

312 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"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 Irish Americans has traditionally fallen into one of two tracks, arguing that the Civil War either further alienated Irish immigrants from American society or that military service in defense of the Union offered these men a means of assimilation. In this study of Irish American service, Ryan W. Keating argues that neither paradigm really holds, because many Irish Americans during this time already considered themselves to be assimilated members of American society. This comprehensive study argues that the local community was often more important to ethnic soldiers than the imagined ethnic community, especially in terms of political, social, and economic relationships. An analysis of the Civil War era from this perspective provides a much clearer understanding of immigrant place and identity during the nineteenth century"-- Provided by publisher.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780823276592

0823276597

9780823276608

0823276600

OCLC:

963914073