irish Archives - The Reconstruction Era

Civil War Institute: Irish in the Civil War with Ryan Keating

Ryan Keating lectured on Irish in the American Civil War during the Civil War Institute. Keating is a professor of history at California State University…

Immigrants

In 1868 Irish Immigration Was Down and German Immigration Was Up in Ohio

This report gives numbers on immigrants passing through and settling in Ohio in 1868. A few interesting notes: 1. The number of Irish was down…

Music

Mick Moloney, Historian and Performer of Irish American Music of the 1800s, Passes Away

Mick Moloney, a renowned historian of Irish music, passed away last week. Moloney was instrumental in introducing modern audiences to Irish American music of the…

Immigrants Lost Cause Religion

Fr. Ryan, “Poet Priest of the South,” Denounces “Richmond Irish Radical Republicans” Sept 1868

Fr. Abram Joseph Ryan was one of the most visible Catholic priests in the South. A firm Confederate, he served as an army chaplain. After…

Civil War Immigrants Veterans

Irish Brigade Association Formed January 1869

The Irish Brigade Association reflected the cohesiveness of the Irish Brigade itself. The core New York regiments of the Irish Brigade had been formed specifically…

Immigrants Women and Gender

When Louisa May Alcott Endorsed “No Irish Need Apply”

Like many of her background, Louisa May Alcott had strong prejudices against Irish immigrants. While we remember her for Little Women, Alcott was a frequent…

Immigrants White Supremacy White Supremacy Apologetics

“Irishmen And Germans Read This” The Mongrel Party’s Attack on Immigrants June, 1868

With the election of 1868, Democratic propaganda combined immigrant fears of the latent Know Nothingism of some Republicans and white immigrants’ concerns about their own…