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Subject:	Re: Ethnic visibility in Civil War south (IRISH)
From:	Henry Wiencek <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2001 12:32:52 -0400
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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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