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Private Peter Welsh Joins the Irish Brigade
Peter Welsh was a married carpenter from New York when he went to Boston in 1862 to try to settle a dispute among his relatives. A…
The Irish Brigade at Antietam
Warning: This article includes historic photos of the dead at Antietam. The Battle of Antietam was the last act in the Confederate invasion of the North. After…
Scottish Highlanders Battle at South Mountain
The stunning Confederate victory at the Second Battle of Bull Run brought on a political crisis for the Lincoln Administration. Defeated Union General John Pope would have…
Immigrant Soldiers Chasing Lee Into Maryland
The Union defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run at the end of August 1862 created a crisis in the North. Confederate General Robert E. Lee…
Cross Keys: A German Regiment’s Annihilation in the Shenandoah Valley
The 8th New York Volunteer Regiment was one of the first immigrant regiments to join the Union cause. Organized on the Lower East Side of…
Richmond Burning: The German Immigrant and Black Troops Who Saved the City
Join The Immigrants’ Civil War on Facebook Early on the morning of April 3, 1864, immigrant Major General Godfrey Weitzel wrote, “a little before two o’clock I…
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati Ohio
Before the Civil War, many escaped enslaved African Americans made their way to freedom by crossing the Ohio River from Kentucky into the State of…
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Announces Resignation After Year and a Half of Pressure from White House
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced today that he is resigning at the end of this year. Bunch has been trying to defend the Smithsonian from…
Panel Explaining Arlington Confederate Monument Removed in Preparation for Re-erection of Controversial Lost Cause Memorial
The Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is scheduled to be reinstalled in 2027. The monument, a tribute to Confederates who fought against the United…
New Washington Arch to Begin Construction in Two Weeks Next to Arlington National Cemetery
After a 5-4 Supreme Court decision this week allowing the Trump Administration to build the 250 foot high “Triumphal Arch” next to Arlington National Cemetery,…