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Review: Chicago’s Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War

March 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Swan, James B. Chicago’s Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War. Southern Illinois University Press (2009). 306 pages, roster, notes, maps, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0-8093-2890-1 $32.95 (Hardcover). What was life like for western Irish volunteers in the American Civil War? Historian James B. Swan attempts to answer that question in Chicago’s Irish […]

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In the Review Queue: Chicago’s Irish Legion

March 14th, 2009 · No Comments

The “In the Review Queue” series provides TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog readers with a brief look at books Brett Schulte is planning to review here on the blog.  These will be very similar to Drew Wagenhoffer’s “Booknotes” series at Civil War Books and Authors. This nicely put together hardcover is a regimental history […]

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