Becoming American under fire
Subtitle: Irish Americans, African Americans, and the politics of citizenship during the Civil War era
By: Christian G. Samito.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780801448461
Subjects: Irish American soldiers -- History -- 19th century; African American soldiers -- History -- 19th century; Irish Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 19th century; African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 19th century; Citizenship -- United States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Irish American; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The crisis of citizenship in the 1850s; title: The question of armed service; title: African Americans in arms; title: Equal rights and the experience of military justice for African American soldiers; title: Irish Americans in arms; title: African Americans and the call for rights; title: The affirmation of naturalized citizenship in America; title: The affirmation of naturalized citizenship abroad; title: Epilogue : the legacy of national citizenship in the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction.