Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth
Subtitle: the Civil War letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
By: edited by Christian G. Samito.
Contributors: Samito, Christian G.
Series: Irish in the Civil War,; no. 6
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Guiney, Patrick R. 1835-1877 -- Correspondence.; United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1864); Irish Americans -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Correspondence.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Irish American.; Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Description: These are the collected Civil War letters of Patrick Robert Guiney, an Irish immigrant lawyer who volunteered for duty and rose to command the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment. An outspoken supporter of Lincoln and an opponent of slavery, Guiney was often criticized for his views by other Irish-Americans, some of whom tried, in vain, to derail his rise to command.

These letters reveal a deeply affectionate husband and father who was, at the same time, a brave soldier, disciplined commander, and devoted advocate of the causes for which he fought.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-269) and index.