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The Greatest Brigade

How the Irish Brigade Cleared the Way to Victory in the American Civil War
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The Greatest Brigade is an exciting journey through the major battles of the Civil War alongside the members of the famed Irish Brigade. Well researched, compellingly written, filled with fascinating illustrations, and with a story that holds the reader with a 'bulldog grip,' Thomas Craughwell has written a regimental history that deserves to be on every Civil War lovers bookshelf.-Jason Emerson, author of The Madness of Mary Lincoln and Lincoln the InventorLavishly illustrated and bursting with excitement, The Greatest Brigade is a vivid account, populated by larger-than-life characters. Its a story of heroism and gallantry that every Civil War buff will want to know.-History Book ClubFaugh a Ballagh! Clear the Way!This is the story of a band of heroes that covered the Yankee retreat at Bull Run, drove the Confederates from the Sunken Road at Antietam, and made charge after charge up Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg. The gallantry of the Irish Brigade won them the admiration of the high command of both North and South, earned them seven Medals of Honor, and after the war, went a long way to helping the Irish assimilate into the American mainstream.Shouting their Gaelic battle cry, the men of the Irish Brigade charged across the bloodiest battlefields of the Civil War and into the realm of legend. The Greatest Brigade is a grand narrative history of these Irishmen who fought in every major battle in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War, including Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Appomattox.Thomas J. Craughwell, author Stealing Lincolns Body and The Buck Stops Here: The 28 Toughest Presidential Decisions and How They Changed History, reveals the reasons why thousands of Irish Catholics-the most despised immigrant group in America at the time-rallied to the Union cause and proved themselves to be among the most ferocious fighters of the war. He examines the character of the Irish Brigades two most popular commanders, Michael Corcoran, a man of unshakable principles, and Thomas Francis Meagher, a complex man with many fine qualities-and almost as many flaws.

Author Biography

Thomas J. Craughwell is the author of more than 20 books on history, religion, and popular culture, including The Buck Stops Here (Fair Winds Press, 2009), Stealing Lincolns Body (Harvard University Press, 2007), and Saints Behaving Badly (Doubleday, 2006). He has written articles for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, American Spectator, U.S. News & World Report, Emmy magazine, and Inside the Vatican. He has appeared on CNN, BBC, FOX, EWTN, and the Discovery Channel. In 2009 the History Channel produced a documentary based on Stealing Lincolns Body. In 2010 he was elected to the Board of Advisors of the Lincoln Forum. He writes from his home in Bethel, Connecticut.Praise for Stealing Lincolns Body by Thomas Craughwell:Thomas J. Craughwell has given us a richly detailed, highly entertaining, and broad slice of our history.-The American SpectatorThere is no end of fascinating context and detail in this engrossing, often zany, yet poignant tale.-Chicago Tribune
Release date Australia
July 1st, 2011
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United States
Imprint
Fair Winds Press
Pages
240
Publisher
Fair Winds Press
Dimensions
194x241x23
ISBN-13
9781592334780
Product ID
9016502

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