Recruiting the Irish Brigade, Creating the Irish American
by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger Defeat at Bull Run had left the Union war plan in tatters. Lincoln had assumed that the Confederate rebellion could be suppressed…
Panels Explaining Washington’s Involvement With Slavery at Independence National Park Are Removed
Yesterday, three National Park employees took down panels explaining George Washington’s involvement with slavery. The signs were placed around George Washington’s home in Philadelphia where…
Harriet Tubman Statue Binghamton NY
Harriet Tubman has long been a hero to Upstate New Yorkers. She lived for more than half of her life in Auburn, New York in…
Thomas Meagher: The Irish Rebel Joins the Union Army
Originally published on May 17, 2012 in The Immigrants’ Civil War by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger Thomas Francis Meagher was to found the Irish Brigade, one…
Thomas Meagher: The Man Who Created the Irish Brigade
Originally published May 10, 2012 in the Immigrants’ Civil War by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger In 1862, the Irish Brigade would become one of the most famous…
Veteran Graves Bridgeton New Jersey
As I was exploring Southern New Jersey, I happened upon a layout in an old cemetery that indicated that Civil War veterans were buried there….
Premier of The Gray House on Civil War Spies in Richmond on Feb 21
The Gray House will premier on Amazon Prime on February 21. It is an eight-part series produced by Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman and it…
The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP by Tim Galsworthy
The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP by Tim Galsworthy published by the University of South Carolina…
Washband Tavern Stop on the Underground Railroad in Oxford Ct
I was up in Oxford, Connecticut to see a reported stop on the Underground Railroad. I have visited a number of these over the years…
Did New Orleans Immigrants See Union Soldiers as Occupiers or Liberators?
Originally Posted April 19, 2012 by Patrick Young, Esq. When the first Union Navy ships reached Confederate New Orleans on April 25, 1862, they were met with…