The Irish Brigade | Teaching with Primary Sources

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Maryland Public Television MPT Teaching with Primary Sources Thinkport primary sources Civil War Revolutionary War Irish Brigade Irish immigrants Irish Americans
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Irish Brigade | Teaching with Primary Sources

This inquiry kit features Library of Congress sources about the Irish Brigade during the American Civil War.

Thinking Questions

  • Write four words other than "Irish" or "immigrant" that describe the Irish Brigade.
  • Some men in the Irish Brigade were priests. Why would priests join the Union Army?
  • Why would it be a good idea for all the men in a group of fighters to be immigrants from the same country?
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PBS Learning Media

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