Irish documentary capture the story of the American Civil War’s first casualty

Seanmor - well said!

Not only the Irish natives who served in American Civil War being ignored by U.S. historians, the same is largely true of Irish immigrants who served in Vietnam. When I worked in NYC, I knew a Roscommonman who served as a forward observer with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. I also heard of 2 Irish sisters in the Bronx who said te rosary every night for the safe return of their brother from Vietnam. Their prayers were answered, thak God.

Although the Irish had a big presence in the Union army, they have systematically been written out of its history by history departments at America's historically British university. Carrickcourt, if you don't actually know someone was a bounty jumper or substitute, keep your mouth shut.

Interesting but not news to this USA Civil War history reader, and non digital reader mostly. Researching men who enlisted for USA Civil War service from Washington, Connecticut (CT) for the Gunn Museum here in Washington, CT I discovered a number of Irish born lads enlisting from Washington, CT. Of course as with Daniel Hough the problem is finding out where these lads were from in Ireland. I have found three brothers with the surname Black (Gustavus, James, and William) enlisting for USA Civil War service from Washington, CT. These lads were apparently Protestants and may have been from Co. Sligo in Ireland. Some other lads with Irish names listed as enlisting from Washington, CT later during the USA Civil War no doubt enlisted as substitutes for men from Washington, CT as I have not found any information concerning their ever living in Washington, CT. Most of these lads are listed as deserters soon after they enlisted from Washington, CT. Perhaps they were "bounty jumpers", men who enlisted for the $300 substitute fee, deserted, and then enlisted again as a substitute for someone else.

Dan Hough is but one of countless Irish Famine/Great Hunger survivors who played a hero's role in the war that reunited the dvided American nation and abolished slavery. Donegal native Mike Dougherty is another promint member of this honorable list. The Donegaman was captured and spent about 2 years in the notorious P.O.W. camp in Andersonville, where he survived until the war ended, and was then awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery on the day of his capture. The enormous contribution of Irish immigrants to the Union Army could now be acknowledged by the powers that be in Washington by opening the door wide to would-be irish immigrant- who are willing and able to contribute their knowledge and skills to this great nation.

its gotta be a black gentleman strung up in anger or an american indian