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Subject:	Re: Ethnic visibility in Civil War south (IRISH)
From:	malinda <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2001 14:55:24 -0500
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Were the men of Meagher's Brigade all Catholic ?...were McMillan's ?
If one was Catholic and the other Protestant, that would be an important
consideration.

~malinda jones

Henry Wiencek wrote:

> I quote this description of the Battle of Fredericksburg from the
> Time-Life book "Brother Against Brother":
> " ... General Thomas Meagher's Irish Brigade came on at the
> double-quick, the men carrying a green flag and wearing green sprigs in
> their caps to celebrate their heritage. By chance, they faced a sector
> of the line held by the Irishmen of Colonel Robert McMillan's 24th
> Georgia Regiment.  The Confederates recognized their countrymen by their
> green emblems, and someone exclaimed, 'What a pity. Here come Meagher's
> fellows.'  Then the Georgians took aim and mowed down their fellow
> Irishmen."
>
> This edition has no footnotes, unfortunately.
> Henry Wiencek
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