Thomas J. Craughwell
",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 loverâ€™s bookshelf."â€”Jason Emerson, author of ,The Madness of Mary Lincoln ,and ,Lincoln the Inventor,"Lavishly illustrated and bursting with excitement, ,The Greatest Brigade ,is a vivid account, populated by larger-than-life characters. Itâ€™s a story of heroism and gallantry that every Civil War buff will want to know."â€”,History Book Club,Faugh 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 Lincolnâ€™s Body, and ,The Buck Stops Here: The 28 Toughest Presidential Decisions and How They Changed History,, reveals the reasons why thousands of Irish Catholicsâ€”the most despised immigrant group in America at the timeâ€”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 Brigadeâ€™s two most popular commanders, Michael Corcoran, a man of unshakable principles, and Thomas Francis Meagher, a complex man with many fine qualitiesâ€”and almost as many flaws.
Military History,Civil War,History,Nonfiction,American History,American Civil War,Military,Military History,Cultural,Ireland
The Greatest Brigade: How the Irish Brigade Cleared the Way to Victory in the American Civil War