Irish Confederates: The Civil War's Forgotten Soldiers

Contemporary Civil War scholarship has brought to light the important roles certain ethnic groups played during that tumultuous time in our nation's history. The axiom that the winners of wars write the histories is especially valid in regard to the story of the Irish who fought for the Confederacy from 1861-1865. Throughout the course of the Civil War, Irish Confederates made invaluable contributions to all aspects of the war effort. Yet, the Irish have largely been the forgotten soldiers of the South. In Irish Confederates: The Civil War's Forgotten Soldiers, author Phillip T. Tucker illuminates these overlooked participants. Phillip Thomas Tucker, winner of the Douglas Southall Freeman Award in 1993, has written fifteen books on Civil War, Irish, and African American history. He is a historian for the United States Air Force in Washington, D.C., and lives in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Author: Phillip Thomas Tucker
Publisher: TX A&m-McWhiney Foundation
Published: 02/01/2007
Pages: 127
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 9.82h x 5.14w x 0.36d
ISBN13: 9781893114531
ISBN10: 1893114538
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | Military | United States

About the Author
PHILLIP THOMAS TUCKER, winner of the Douglas Southall Freeman Award in 1993, has written fifteen books on Civil War, Irish, and African American history. He is an historian for the United States Air Force in Washington, D.C., and lives in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.