Chicago's Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 0809328909
- ISBN-13
- 9780809328901
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 306
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-03-18
- Publisher
- SIU Press
- Author
- James B. Swan
Description
Describes the regimental history of Chicago's Irish Volunteers. This book tells the story of Chicago's 90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, the only Irish regiment in Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's XV Army Corps. It exposes the racial issues that affected the soldiers of the 90th Illinois.
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