An Irishman in the Iron Brigade: The Civil War Memoirs of James P. Sullivan (The Irish in the Civil War)
(Part of the The Irish in the Civil War Series)
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Book Overview
No soldier went off to the Civil War with quicker step than 17-year-old James Patrick Sullivan. A hired man on a farm in Juneau County, Wisconsin, he was among the first to anwer Lincoln's call for... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0823215008
ISBN13:9780823215003
Release Date:August 1993
Publisher:Fordham University Press
Length:189 Pages
Weight:1.22 lbs.
Dimensions:6.0" x 0.7" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A wonderful resource
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I must say I was thrilled to come across this book here. James Patrick Sullivan was my great-great grandfather and I knew little about my ancestors before. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting a glimpse of a soldier's recollections of the War Between the States.
JP
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This is a thoroughly enjoyable book for me, as I am the great-granddaughter of Mickey Sullivan, or "JP" as we Sullivans call him. I read this book before visiting Gettysburg and so was able to retrace his steps. Gettysburg has an surreal quality about it and still seems alive with the spirits of those who fought there. JP was fortunate to come home from that war. Books such as these that speak with the actual words of the soldiers help you to understand the times and the feelings of those who fought there. Lance Herdegen brought my great-grandfather to life for me - an opportunity I would never have experienced if this book had not been written. I have also listened to Mr. Herdegen speak, telling stories about the Civil War, about the "Western" soldiers from Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Native Americans, who enlisted as "French-Canadians" since as native americans they were considered at that time to be "foreign" peoples...how incredible that seems to us now. The Civil War will long hold interest and mystery. I think you will enjoy this book, as well as the others written by Lance Herdegen. He is a great authority on the Civil War
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