The Faces of Irish Civil War Soldiers

Softcover book from 1970 compiled and edited by JoAnna McDonald. When the call to arms went out in 1861, hundreds of Irishmen lined up at the recruiting stations. Although there has never been a complete study of the actual number of Irish who fought in the Civil war, it is likely that thousands served in both the Confederate and Union armies, with great names such as O'Rourke, Corcoran, Meager, McIntosh, McGavock, and many more. Here is a selection of faces of some 200 Irishman from the great conflict, with their enlistment dates and the units with which they served.