Title: Chicago's Irish Legion
First published: 2009
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.
Subjects: Campaigns, Chicago (Ill.) Civil War, 1861-1865, History, Irish American Participation, Irish American soldiers, Participation, Irish American, Regimental histories, United States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 90th (1862-1865), United states, army, infantry, Soldiers, Irish americans, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, campaigns, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, regimental histories
Places: Chicago, Chicago (Ill.), Illinois, United States
Time periods: 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865
LC classification: E505.5 90th .S93 2009