The Irish Brigade | Teaching with Primary Sources
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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?