Chicago's Irish Legion
Subtitle: the 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War
By: James B. Swan.
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780809328901
Subjects: United States. -- Army. -- Illinois Infantry Regiment, 90th (1862-1865); Irish American soldiers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Irish American; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns; Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Description: A detailed account of the history of the 90th Illinois Infantry Regiment, known as the "Chicago Irish Regiment", the only Irish regiment in Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's XV Army Corps, and its pivotal role in the Western Theater of the Civil War. It gives a glimpse into the trials and triumphs of ethnic soldiers during the war.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The raising of the Irish Legion; title: Attention from two generals; title: Life on "one cracker a day"; title: The father of waters unvexed; title: The march to Chattanooga; title: The Battle of Chattanooga; title: The winter of their discontent; title: The Atlanta Campaign : approach to Atlanta; title: The Atlanta Campaign : battles around Atlanta; title: Hazen's summer camp and a stern chase; title: An armed picnic; title: The handsomest thing I have seen in this war; title: Rocking the cradle of secession; title: Hail Columbia, happy land; title: Leaving the cradle; title: Touring tar-heel country; title: "Like the lords of the world"; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix 1 : muster roll summary; title: Appendix 2 : regimental roster.