The Greatest Brigade by Craughwell, Thomas J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Remembering Ireland and Fighting for the Union: The Origins of the Irish Brigade

Popery and Despotism The Irish Famine “The Base Alloy of Hypocrisy” Flying The Flag From The Steeple

Chapter 2: Sons of Erin: The Commanders of the Irish Brigade

Ireland’s Troubles The Rebellion of 1848 The Sentence Sharing The Spotlight The Quarantine Riot

Chapter 3: Like a Rock in a Whirlpool: The Irish Brigade at Bull Run

The Baltimore Riot “Bully For Us!” The Rebel Yell A Strange and New Position

Chapter 4: On to Richmond: The Irish Brigade during the Peninsula Campaign

Outfitting The Irish Brigade The General’s Plan First Blood The Spires of Richmond “Fixed Bayonets and A Sweeping Fire” Jeb Stuart’s Ride The Hungry Irish Garryowen: The Marching Song of The Irish Brigade

Chapter 5: The Bloodiest Day: The Irish Brigade at Antietam

The Dithering General The First Phase of Battle “This Scene of Tumult” “Clear The Way!” The Death of A Celebrity Battlefield Rumors “What The Hell Are You Doing?” A Moral Crusade

Chapter 6: “Our Fighters Are Dead”: The Irish Brigade at Fredericksburg

The Emancipation Proclamation The First Assault Withering Fire “What A Pity!” The Bayonet Charge Squandering Irish Lives

Chapter 7: “What Will the Country Say?”: The Irish Brigade at Chancellorsville

A New Commander and A New Strategy Stonewall Jackson’s Surprise Attack Abandoning The High Ground The Rear Guard of The Rear Guard Return to Marye’s Heights “Let Us Cross Over The River, and Rest Under The Shade Of The Trees” Meagher Resigns

Chapter 8: The Turning Point: The Irish Brigade at Gettysburg

A Blind Army The Burden of The Draft The Battle Begins The Wheat Field Colonel Chamberlain’s Surprise The Barrage “General Lee Has Ordered and Expects It” “We Must Give Them The Cold Steel!” After The Battle

Chapter 9: The Wall of Fire: The Irish Brigade at the Battle of the Wilderness

The Decline and Fall of General Meagher Lincoln Finds A Commander “Bushwhacking On A Grand Scale” “I Am Happy!” The Burning Breastworks

A Lost Opportunity The Longest Siege The Tunnel The Crater The Deserters “Don’t Leave Me, for God’s Sake!” The Fall of Petersburg

Chapter 11: “Here Is What Is Left of Us”: The Irish Brigade at Appomattox

“Has The Army Dissolved?” The General’s Headache “The Army of Northern Virginia Passed Out of Existence” “Where are The Others?”

Epilogue The Legacy of The Irish Brigade

The Fighting 69Th

Appendix

The Irish Brigade’s Medal of Honor Recipients

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