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The Soldiers and Chiefs Exhibition
The National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks is home to a major award-winning exhibition on the Irish military experience. Entitled Soldiers and Chiefs: The Irish at War at Home and Abroad from...
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Irish Colonels: Howard Carroll, 105th New York Infantry
Over 25 Irish born officers commanded New York regiments during the American Civil War. The most well known led units in the Irish Brigade and Corcoran’s Irish Legion, but the majority of Irishmen did...
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‘I Feel Like I’m Deserted’: The Impact of One Soldier’s Death in Corcoran’s...
On 8th September 1864, First Lieutenant Patrick McCarthy of Company C, 182nd New York Infantry (69th New York National Guard), sat down to write a letter to the father of one of his comrades. The young...
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Irish Colonels: Henry F. O’Brien, 11th New York Infantry
Over 25 Irishmen served as Colonels in units raised in the State of New York. Many are well-known, having served in ethnic Irish regiments such as those of the Irish Brigade and Corcoran’s Legion....
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Baptism of Fire: The Corcoran Legion at Deserted House, Virginia, 30th...
Formed in late 1862, the early war experience of Brigadier-General Michael Corcoran’s ‘Irish Legion’ is often forgotten. Their first major battles would not come until 1864, when they suffered severe...
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Where Were ‘Irish’ Soldiers From?: A Case Study of the 90th Illinois Infantry
Two previous posts on this site (here and here) examined the nativity of soldiers in the 23rd Illinois Infantry, ‘Mulligan’s Irish Brigade.’ This research was carried out to determine how ‘Irish’ the...
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Resources: Birthplaces of Irish Soldiers
The site has featured a number of posts based on research I carried out on the birthplaces of the men of the 23rd Illinois Infantry (Mulligan’s Irish Brigade) which led to the production of a number of...
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Irish Relief Fund: The Remarkable Contribution of Union Soldiers & Sailors,...
In 1863, Ireland was on the brink of famine. Poor harvests for three consecutive years had left many destitute, and disaster loomed. In response to the threat, relief committees that had previously...
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‘Transported to Fairyland’: Christmas With Corcoran’s Irish Legion, 1862
Brigadier-General Michael Corcoran’s Irish Legion spent their first Christmas in the field at Newport News, Virginia in 1862. While the Army of the Potomac licked its wounds further north after the...
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The Losses of 21 Irish Regiments during the American Civil War
The latest addition to the Resources section of the site are the fatality details of 21 Irish regiments who served the Union during the Civil War. Check out the ‘More Resources’ tab on the top right of...
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