Description: Further DetailsTitle: Commanding Boston's Irish NinthCondition: NewSubtitle: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.ISBN-10: 0823218120EAN: 9780823218127ISBN: 9780823218127Publisher: Fordham University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 01/01/1997Description: Christian Samito writes in his introduction: "In reading Guiney’s words, one can have a fuller appreciation of what motivated civilians to volunteer to fight a war and of the privations they suffered in service to their country." These are the collected Civil War letters of Patrick Robert Guiney, an Irish immigrant from Country Tipperary who relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. When the Civil War broke out, Guiney volunteered to defend the Union and, quickly rose from First Lieutenant to Colonel, to command the ninth Massachusetts regiment. A fervent supporter of Lincoln and passionately opposed to slavery, Guiney felt that, in his service to his new country, he was doing his part to gain freedom for the slaves. Being politically outspoken, Guiney was often criticized for his views by other Irish-Americans. His letters reveal not only the experiences and thoughts of an Irish Catholic soldier, but also the hidden tensions within his immigrant community. His views and observations not only illuminate his personal independence of thought, but also the political landscape which he tried to improve.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Christian G. SamitoGenre: HistoryBook Series: Irish in the Civil WarTopic: Biography, Law & Politics, Military HistoryRelease Year: 1997 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth
Title: Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth
Subtitle: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney Ninth Massachu
ISBN-10: 0823218120
EAN: 9780823218127
ISBN: 9780823218127
Release Date: 01/01/1997
Release Year: 1997
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Irish in the Civil War
Edition: 2
Book Title: Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth : The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Publication Year: 1997
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT)
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Christian G. Samito
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: The Irish in the Civil War Ser.
Format: Hardcover
