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Swan, James B.

Chicago's Irish Legion the 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War / [electronic resource] : James B. Swan. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009. - xii, 306 p. : ill., maps, port.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-295) and index.

The raising of the Irish Legion -- Attention from two generals -- Life on one cracker a day -- The father of waters unvexed -- The march to Chattanooga -- The Battle of Chattanooga -- The winter of their discontent -- The Atlanta Campaign: approach to Atlanta -- The Atlanta Campaign: battles around Atlanta -- Hazen's summer camp and a stern chase -- An armed picnic -- The handsomest thing I have seen in this war -- Rocking the cradle of secession -- Hail Columbia, happy land -- Leaving the cradle -- Touring tarheel country -- Like the lords of the world -- Epilogue.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 90th (1862-1865)


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


United States--History--Regimental histories.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Participation, Irish American.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Chicago (Ill.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.


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