The Green and the Gray: The Irish in the Confederate States of America

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The Green and the Gray civil war america Gary W. Gallagher, Peter S. Carmichael, Caroline E. Janney, and Aaron Sheehan-Dean, editors The Green and the Gray the irish in the confederate states of america David T. Gleeson the university of north carolina press Chapel Hill © 2013 the university of north carolina press All rights reserved. Designed by Sally Scruggs and set in Quadraat and Bulmer by codeMantra. Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gleeson, David T. The green and the gray : the Irish in the Confederate States of America / David T. Gleeson. pages cm — (Civil War America) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-4696-0756-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Irish American soldiers—Confederate States of America—History. 2. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Participation, Irish American. 3. Confederate States of America. Army—History. 4. Irish Americans—Southern States—History—19th century. 5. Immigrants— Southern States—History—19th century. 6. Irish Americans—Southern States—Social conditions—19th century. I. Title. e585.i75g56 2013 973.7'420899162—dc23 2013009241 Portions of this work appeared earlier, in somewhat different form, in “Another ‘Lost Cause’: The Irish in the South Remember the Confederacy,” Southern Cultures 17 (Spring 2011): 50–74, reprinted by permission; “Irish Rebels, Southern Rebels: The Irish Confederates,” in Civil War Citizens: Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in America’s Bloodiest Conflict, edited by Susannah J. Ural (New York University Press © 2007), reprinted with permission; and “‘To Live and Die [for] Dixie’: Irish Civilians and the Confederate States of America,” Irish Studies Review 18 (May 2010): 139–53, reprinted by permission of Taylor & Francis Ltd., www.tandfonline.com. 17 16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 For Amy and Emma This page intentionally left blank ...