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Women Warriors

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by 1 Comment

Photographs of Albert D.J. Cashier taken in 1864 (left) and in 1913 (right) from They Fought Like Demons: Women soldiers in the American Civil War.

Irish women in the army from the Civil War to today. ℘℘℘ On May 18, 1863, Private Albert D. J. Cashier was among the many Union soldiers under General Ulysses S. Grant who took part in the infamous siege of Vicksburg. The Union army shelled the city relentlessly for weeks, and during the course of the battle Private Cashier, a member of the 95th Illinois Infantry, was actually … [Read more...] about Women Warriors

The Irish Brigade

By Marian Betancourt, Contributor
August / September 2003

August 1, 2003 by 1 Comment

Irish Brigade reenactors retrace the steps of the 69th New York State Volunteers through the Wheatfield at Gettysburg on Remembrance Day, Nov. 2002 - photo by Jim Maher.

Lest we forget: Civil War reenactors provide a living history. As Ron McGovern, wearing his Civil War captain's uniform replete with brass buttons and sword, sat in a pew at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York's Little Italy a few years ago, he couldn't help feeling "a little time transport." The church organist pumped Mozart's Requiem into a space filled with members of … [Read more...] about The Irish Brigade

A Soldier’s Story

By Pat O'Neill, Contributor
December / January 2003

December 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

The Fenians sold these bonds in the name of the then non-existent "Irish Republic," to help finance the Canadian invasion. The vignette depicts Cathleen Ní Houlihann gesturing with one hand to an Irish-American Civil War veteran to pick up the sword again to go and fight for Ireland which she points to across the sea. With 6% compounded annual interest from its date of issuance … [Read more...] about A Soldier’s Story

In the Heat of Battle

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2001

October 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Dubliners Alan Concannon, Tadgh Honan, Gerry Lynch Tyrone-man Noel McGillian stand dressed in Civil War regalia as part of the 140th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of First Manassas or the First Battle of Bull Run in Leesburg, Virginia on August 3-5.In eerie likeness to the weather on the day of the battle, temperatures boiled into the 90s and 300 had to be treated by … [Read more...] about In the Heat of Battle

Bringing General
Corcoran to Life

By Bette McDevitt, Contributor
February / March 2001

February 1, 2001 by 1 Comment

Sweet fiddle music muffles street sounds, thick carpet softens your footsteps, and lace curtains filter the daylight. Fireside chairs before a fireplace invite you to linger over the photos from the past. At Photo Antiquities, a museum of 19th century photography, the years fall away slowly until Frank Watters, the curator, strides in carrying a musket and wearing a replica of … [Read more...] about Bringing General
Corcoran to Life

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On this day, Eamon de Valera abolished the Oath of Allegiance, a provisional aspect in the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921. This provisional aspect originally required all members of the Irish parliament to take an oath declaring their allegiance to the King. This date also marked when de Valera withheld land annuities from England.

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