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Greatest Brigade : How the Irish Brigade Cleared the Way to Victory in the American Civil War by Thomas J. Craughwell (2011, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA

ISBN-101592334784

ISBN-139781592334780

eBay Product ID (ePID)99563070

Product Key Features

Book TitleGreatest Brigade : How the Irish Brigade Cleared the Way to Victory in the American Civil War

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicMilitary / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorThomas J. Craughwell

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight28.3 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width7.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-017053

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"The Irish Brigade played an important role in many key clashes of the Civil War, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Petersburg. Craughwell ( Stealing Lincoln's Body ) recounts both the larger picture of each engagement and its significance to the war as a whole and the particular role played by the Irish Brigade. He also intersperses personal stories that reflect the challenges faced by Irish Catholics in their new country, which was in many ways xenophobic and anti-Catholic. VERDICT: This engrossing book will appeal both to Civil War buffs and to those interested in the Irish American experience." - Library Journal

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal973.7/8

Synopsis" The Greatest Brigade is an exciting journey through the major battles of the Civil War alongside the members of the famed Irish Brigade. Well researched, compellingly written, filled with fascinating illustrations, and with a story that holds the reader with a 'bulldog grip, ' Thomas Craughwell has written a regimental history that deserves to be on every Civil War lover's bookshelf."--Jason Emerson, author of The Madness of Mary Lincoln and Lincoln the Inventor "Lavishly illustrated and bursting with excitement, The Greatest Brigade is a vivid account, populated by larger-than-life characters. It's a story of heroism and gallantry that every Civil War buff will want to know."-- History Book Club Faugh a Ballagh Clear the Way This is the story of a band of heroes that covered the Yankee retreat at Bull Run, drove the Confederates from the Sunken Road at Antietam, and made charge after charge up Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg. The gallantry of the Irish Brigade won them the admiration of the high command of both North and South, earned them seven Medals of Honor, and after the war, went a long way to helping the Irish assimilate into the American mainstream. Shouting their Gaelic battle cry, the men of the Irish Brigade charged across the bloodiest battlefields of the Civil War and into the realm of legend. The Greatest Brigade is a grand narrative history of these Irishmen who fought in every major battle in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War, including Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Appomattox. Thomas J. Craughwell, author Stealing Lincoln's Body and The Buck Stops Here: The 28 Toughest Presidential Decisions and How They Changed History , reveals the reasons why thousands of Irish Catholics--the most despised immigrant group in America at the time--rallied to the Union cause and proved themselves to be among the most ferocious fighters of the war. He examines the character of the Irish Brigade's two most popular commanders, Michael Corcoran, a man of unshakable principles, and Thomas Francis Meagher, a complex man with many fine qualities--and almost as many flaws., The Greatest Brigade is an exciting journey through the major battles of the Civil War alongside the members of the famed Irish Brigade. Well researched, compellingly written, filled with fascinating illustrations, and with a story that holds the reader with a 'bulldog grip,' Thomas Craughwell has written a regimental history that deserves to be on every Civil War lovers bookshelf.-Jason Emerson, author of The Madness of Mary Lincoln and Lincoln the InventorLavishly illustrated and bursting with excitement, The Greatest Brigade is a vivid account, populated by larger-than-life characters. Its a story of heroism and gallantry that every Civil War buff will want to know.-History Book ClubFaugh a Ballagh! Clear the Way!This is the story of a band of heroes that covered the Yankee retreat at Bull Run, drove the Confederates from the Sunken Road at Antietam, and made charge after charge up Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg. The gallantry of the Irish Brigade won them the admiration of the high command of both North and South, earned them seven Medals of Honor, and after the war, went a long way to helping the Irish assimilate into the American mainstream.Shouting their Gaelic battle cry, the men of the Irish Brigade charged across the bloodiest battlefields of the Civil War and into the realm of legend. The Greatest Brigade is a grand narrative history of these Irishmen who fought in every major battle in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War, including Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Appomattox.Thomas J. Craughwell, author Stealing Lincolns Body and The Buck Stops Here: The 28 Toughest Presidential Decisions and How They Changed History, reveals the reasons why thousands of Irish Catholics-the most despised immigrant group in America at the time-rallied to the Union cause and proved themselves to be among the most ferocious fighters of the war. He examines the character of the Irish Brigades two most popular commanders, Michael Corcoran, a man of unshakable principles, and Thomas Francis Meagher, a complex man with many fine qualities-and almost as many flaws., This is a tale of a critical and incredible fighting force, packed with immigrants that helped win the war not only through bravery and war tactics but also by scaring the English out of the war with threats of violence at home., The Irish Brigade played a key role in all the major battles including the Peninsula Campaign, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Petersburg, and Appomattox and wasn't decommissioned until WWI. It was full of larger than life characters and effectively led by a charismatic commander who was court marshaled for revolutionary activity in Ireland and was dismissed to enable him to serve in the war. Some numbers say that this unit lost more than 4,000 soldiers, one of the largest body counts of any brigade, if not the largest. This is a tale of a critical and incredible fighting force, packed with immigrants that helped win the war not only through bravery and war tactics but also by scaring the English out of the war with threats of violence at home. It's a story every Civil War history buff should know and it is told with page-turning excitement that has made Craughwell a bestselling history author.

LC Classification NumberE523.5