Secret message engraved by Irishman in Abraham Lincoln’s watch

In the 1840's, the army they signed on to went to war with Mexico. To show their fighting spirit, many turned coat and joined the Mexican forces. We don't usually hear about that part of history.

Nothing good will come of That History... When the Irish came to the U.S. starving from the Great Famines, they were met By a Military officer upon disembarking signing them up to go to War. Lincoln could have kissed His Ass goodbye rather than Kiss The Irish Tricolor in those Days.

Those who opened fire on Fort Sumter were not "rebels", they were the properly constituted militia of the state of South Carolina, under the command of Brigadier General Beauregard. Efforts had been made for days to permit the Union garrison to withdraw peaceably and with honor--they refused.Perhaps not surprisingly, this watchmaker got his date wrong. The South Carolina fire commenced around dawn on April 12, and that is the date which is still honored in the Palmetto State. It lasted well over a day until the Union garrison surrendered.