DOCSLIB.ORG

Colonel James De Lacy War in Ireland in 1691; and the De La JAMES DE Lacywas Born at Ballingarry, Ponce MSS

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Colonel James De Lacy War in Ireland in 1691; and the De La JAMES DE Lacywas Born at Ballingarry, Ponce MSS Captain John Baggot professor and superior of the Irish Jesuit college at Poitiers. While teaching there, JOHN BAGGOT,,a captain in French army, he directed the education of his nephew was a son of Colonel John Baggot of and namesake (Peter or Piers Creagh) Baggotstown, Co. Limerick. After the who, famous as an accomplished scholar confiscation of the family estate in 1691, and linguist, was later archbishop of the father - who, with his sons, accompa- Dublin. Before his appointment by James nied the Irish forces to France - became I1 to this office, the future archbishop had gentleman usher at the court of James I1 undergone much privation and persecu- at Saint Germain-en-Laye. Captain John tion in Ireland and, after the Jacobite col- Baggot fought at the battle of Fontenoy, lapse there in 1691, was sent as ambas- after which he took part in the Rising in sador to the French court to solicit help support of Prince Charles Edward in from Louis XIV. After his selection as Scotland, where he was Colonel- archbishop at Saint Germain-en-Laye by Commandant of a cavalry company James 11, he had wished to return to known as the Prince's Hussars. At Ireland, but the king would not permit Culloden the French ambassador report- him to quit his position. Later, the bishop ed him as 'badly but not fatally wound- of Strasbourg in Alsace, who had con- ed.' Taken prisoner, he was pardoned but ceived a high regard for him, begged of received a sentence of perpetual banish- the Stuart king to permit the exiled ment. A Scottish contemporary described prelate to assist him in his diocese. The him as 'a very rough sort of man and, so, request was granted, and the archbishop exceedingly well fitted to command the spent the rest of his life in Strasbourg, banditti of which his corps was com- where he died in September, 1705. posed, and to distress the country.' Another Baggot family, settled in Co. Carlow, was attainted after the Jacobite Colonel James de Lacy war in Ireland in 1691; and the De La JAMES DE LACYwas born at Ballingarry, Ponce MSS. give many of the name as Co. Limerick, of the family of officers in the French service. Ballingarry-Lacy. He was colonel and commandant of the Prince of Wales regi- General Charles Kilmaine. Major Thomas Browne ment of infantry in Ireland during the Jacobite war. He entered the French ser- THOMASBROWN, an officer of the Irish George Count Browne of the Austrian vice and was mortally wounded at the Brigade and chevalier of St. Louis, was service, and a grand-nephew of Field- battle of Marsaglia in Italy under the born at Camas, Co. Limerick, on 18 Marshal Peter de Lacy of Russia. Major Marshal de Catinat in 1693. October, 1732, of a notable family of sol- Browne entered Dillon's Irish regiment in diers. He was a nephew of Field-Marshal France as a cadet in 1767 and as major, ten years later, accompanied that corps Colonel Louis de Lacy across the Atlantic to help in the Louis de Lacy was another kinsman of American War of Independence. In that the renowned Limerick family of his conflict, he acted ds aide-de-camp to name, was born at St. Roque near Count dtEstaing, the French Comm- Gibraltar on 11 January, 1775. He was the ander-in-Chief. At the siege of Savannah son of Patrick de Lacy, colonel of the Irish in Georgia on 9 October, 1779, the Count, regiment of Ultonia in the Spanish ser- contrary to the opinion of Browne, deter- vice. At the age of fourteen, he became mined to attack the town and order the an officer of his father's corps, which in latter to move forward with his regiment. 1795 was sent on service to the Canary The Irish officer did so, planted the Islands. There he had a quarrel with the French flag three times on the walls of governor that led to a duel in which the Savannah, and in the third attempt was latter was severely wounded. As a result, killed. young de Lacy was court-martialled, deprived of his commission and impris- Archbishop oned. After release, he was not permitted to enter the army. Smarting under his Peter Creagh -keaerynt, he crossed over into France PETERCREAGH, a Jesuit priest, was born in and, reaching Boulogne in 1803, entered the early years of the seventeenth centu- the French army. Meeting General Henry ry at Carrigeen castle, three miles from Clarke (later Duke of Feltre), who was the city of Limerick. He was a nephew of them Minister of War and who was like The Battle of Fontenoy. the martyr-Primate Creagh, and became himself of Irish ancestry, the latter intro- duced him to Napoleon. He immediately Professor Gerard got a commission as captain in the Irish Legion which had been just formed at Fitzgerald Morlaix. In 1807, a large French force GERARDFITZGERALD was a professor of under Murat, of which 800 men with de medicine. Born at Limerick in the last Lacy as commander formed part, was decade of the seventeenth century, he sent into Spain in pursuance of went to France for his education. At the Napoleon's plan for the conquest of that university of Montpellier he obtained his country. doctorate in medicine in 1719, after a dis- On arrival at Madrid in 1808, de Lacy tinguished academic course. In March, was reluctant about fighting against the 1732, on the death of Pierre Chivrac, the country of his birth. Dressed in female famous French physician, he was attire, he escaped from the camp of the appointed to the professorship of Franco-Irish corps and surrendered him- medicine at Montpellier. Among his pub- self as prisoner of war to the Spanish lished works there were (1) Dissertatio de commander. He was warmly welcomed Catameniis (1731), (2) Dissertatio de Visu and immediately received a commission (1741), (3) Dissertatio de Carie Ossium with the rank of colonel in the Burgos (1742), while his special lectures on regiment. For several years, he fought female maladies were published in Latin gallantly in various encounters with the under the title of Tractatus pathoIogicus de French invaders, and in 1812 found him- Affectibus Feminarum praeternat-uralibus self in chief command of the army of (Paris, 1754), of which a French transla- Galicia numbering 10,000 men. With the tion appeared at Avignon in 1758. He return of the exiled monarch Ferdinand died at Montpellier in the year 1748. POS V11 to the Spanish throne, much civil dis- 'A cord followed, and an anti-royalist con- Del spiracy, of which de Lacy was a moving Sir John Fitzgerald spirit, was formed. Eventually, the gal- Lj lant Spanish-Irish soldier was arrested SIR JOHN (CHEVALIER)FITZGERALD was and condemned to death, and in July, born in 1640, the son of Sir Edmund 0 1816, he was shot. Four years later, his Fitzgerald, lord of Claonghlais (Clonlish), 01 body was exhumed and conveyed with Co. Limerick, of the great Munster Wi much pomp and military honour to Geraldine house. At the time of his Bonaparte, as a young officer, Li Barcelpna, where it was placed beside father's death (16661, John Fitzgerald was August, 1792. th that of his uncle, Count Francis de Lacy. residing at Nantes in France, which was E. The king of Spain accompanied the then one of the continental cities to them was the dissolution of the regiment BI funeral on foot, and made amends for which young Irishmen went for their of Limerick and it incorporation in other si corps. Few details are available regarding the past by conferring on the dead officer education. The Irish poet, David U this Irish officer's subsequent career. and posthumous title of Duke of Ultonia. O'Bruadair, who enjoyed the patronage h and friendship of the Claonghlais house, Those authorities, who state- that he was il in an elegy on Sir Edmund's death, hopes killed at Oudenarde, probably confuse t Field-Marshal that his heir will soon come safely home him with Brigadier Nicholas Fitzgerald I Peter de Lacy from the French city. Fourteen years who was fatally wounded at the battle. In f afterwards, Sir John was one of the this connection, it is of some significance I PETERDE LACY,son of Pierce Edmund de Catholic gentlemen who were arrested that, according to the De La Ponce MSS., 1 Lacy of Ballingarry, Co. Limerick, by and sent to London in connection with a retired officer of the name was admit- 1 Maria Courtney, was born at Coolrus, the 'Popish Plot' of 1680. In the Jacobite ted into the Hotel des Invalides in 1703, Bruree, Co. Limerick, in 1678. During the war, he was lieutenant-colonel of while in the same year the colonelcy of Jacobite war, he was ensign of the Irish Mountcashel's regiment of infantry and, the regiment of Fitzgerald was conferred regiment of which his uncle James was subsequently, colonel of a foot regiment on Nicholas Fitzgerald. colonel. Leaving Ireland in 1692, young bearing his own name and largely com- Sir John Fitzgerald's name came into Peter went to France, landed at best and posed of his own retainers. After the some prominence in connection with the proceeded to Nantes to enter the regi- capitulation of Hmerick and his attainder somewhat mysterious disappearance of ment of Athlone as lieutenant. With that in 1691, few of these seem to have accom- the Book of Lecan from Trinity College, corps, he went through the Italian cam- panied their chief to France-O'Bruadair Dublin, during the Jacobite war in paign under Marshal de Catinat in the lampoons them, in a poem of bitter Ireland.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • War of the Austrian Succession.Docx
    War of the Austrian Succession The War of the Austrian Succession was a conflict that took place from 16 December 1740 to 18 October 1748 between the various European powers of the time. The conflict was not restricted to Europe, but also spilled into their colonial holdings in Asia. The war established Prussia as a regional hegemon for years to come, altering the very balance of power in Europe. In India, the rivalry between Britain and France in the Austrian War of Succession resulted in the First Carnatic War. This article will give further details about the War of the Austrian Succession within the context of the UPSC Exams. What was the reason behind the War of the Austrian Succession? The pretext for the war came when a succession crisis happened upon the death of the Habsburg Emperor Charles VI in 1740. To understand how this crisis happened, one must keep in mind the following events: ● In 1703, a Mutual Pact of Succession was agreed upon. It stated that should the male line of the Habsburgs become extinct, the female line would take precedence. ● In this case, the female line referred to the heirs of the elder brother of Charles VI, Emperor Joseph I. ● But the Salic law excluded women of the royal family from inheriting the throne. But if the various Habsburk territories and the Imperial Diet granted approval, then exceptions would be made. ● Emperor Joseph's death in 1711 left two potential female heirs, Maria Josepha and Maria Amalia. But in April 1713, the Pragmatic Sanction was issued by Charles, which allowed female inheritance by the progeny of Charles VI.
    [Show full text]
  • A Study of the British Army in the Closing Stages of the Seven Years War in Western Europe As Studied Through the Battle of Vellinghausen
    1 Battle of Vellinghausen: Lessons Learnt? A Study of the British army in the closing stages of the Seven Years War in Western Europe as studied through the Battle of Vellinghausen Samuel James Dodson Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Masters by Research in History University of Leeds Department of History September 2019 2 The candidate confirms that the work submitted is his own and that appropriate credit has been given where reference has been made to the work of others This copy has been supplied on the understanding that it is copyright material and that no quotation from the thesis may be published without proper acknowledgement The right of Samuel James Dodson to be identified as Author of this work has been asserted by Samuel James Dodson in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 3 Abstract This is a study of the British military actions in Western Germany during the Seven Years War, investigating the army’s ability in combat and analysing its improvements through the case study of the Battle of Vellinghausen. This will provide a more concentrated scope of the conflict centred on the Western theatre, rather than the general study upon the British army in America or the academic’s attraction with the Battle of Minden. With this in mind the research will be significant as it will open up discussions on how the British army fought in the European style during the mid-eighteenth century, as well as aiming to explore whether the British army learnt from its lessons early in the war to become an efficient fighting machine.
    [Show full text]
  • “[America] May Be Conquered with More Ease Than Governed”: the Evolution of British Occupation Policy During the American Revolution
    “[AMERICA] MAY BE CONQUERED WITH MORE EASE THAN GOVERNED”: THE EVOLUTION OF BRITISH OCCUPATION POLICY DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION John D. Roche A dissertation submitted to the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of History. Chapel Hill 2015 Approved by: Wayne E. Lee Kathleen DuVal Joseph T. Glatthaar Richard H. Kohn Jay M. Smith ©2015 John D. Roche ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii ABSTRACT John D. Roche: “[America] may be conquered with more Ease than governed”: The Evolution of British Occupation Policy during the American Revolution (Under the Direction of Wayne E. Lee) The Military Enlightenment had a profound influence upon the British army’s strategic culture regarding military occupation policy. The pan-European military treatises most popular with British officers during the eighteenth century encouraged them to use a carrot-and-stick approach when governing conquered or rebellious populations. To implement this policy European armies created the position of commandant. The treatises also transmitted a spectrum of violence to the British officers for understanding civil discord. The spectrum ran from simple riot, to insurrection, followed by rebellion, and culminated in civil war. Out of legal concerns and their own notions of honor, British officers refused to employ military force on their own initiative against British subjects until the mob crossed the threshold into open rebellion. However, once the people rebelled the British army sought decisive battle, unhindered by legal interference, to rapidly crush the rebellion. The British army’s bifurcated strategic culture for suppressing civil violence, coupled with its practical experiences from the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 to the Regulator Movement in 1771, inculcated an overwhelming preference for martial law during military campaigns.
    [Show full text]
  • Irish Political Portraits
    13 28 [COLLINS & GRIFFITH] A rare poster of Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, Sean MacEoin (The Blacksmith of Ballinalee), Richard Mulcahy and President De Valera. The medallion portraits within a Celtic decorated border and the landscape portrait of De Valera is against a draped tricolour and sunburst. Framed. 30.5 x 30.5cm. In August 1921, de Valera secured Dáil Éireann approval to change the 1919 Dáil Con- stitution to upgrade his office from prime minister or chairman of the cabinet to a full President of the Republic. Declaring himself now the Irish equivalent of King George V, he argued that as Irish head of state, in the absence of the British head of state from the negotiations, he too should not attend the Treaty Negotiations at which British and Irish government leaders agreed to the effective independence of twenty-six of Ireland’s thirty-two counties as the Irish Free State, with Northern Ireland choosing to remain under British sovereignty. It is generally agreed by historians that whatever his motives, it was a mistake for de Valera not to have travelled to London. Lot 31 A rare and interesting item. Lot 29 €250 - 350 29 [IRISH BRIGADE] Victorious Charge of the Irish Brigade 11th May, 1745. 30 [IRISH PATRIOTS] The United Irish Patriots 1798. French Commander: Marshall Morris - English Commander: Duke of Cumberland. A coloured lithograph showing the ‘patriots of 1798’ seated and standing with in a col- Coloured lithograph. Framed. 70.0 x 35.0cm. Chicago: Kurz & Allison Art Publishers. onnaded assembly room. Framed. 66 x 52cm. Some surface scratches.
    [Show full text]
  • Genell~\L JAMES WOLFE, HIS LIFE" .A.ND DEATH: Ro ~1Trefrmte1t~ DELIVERED III the MECHANICS' INSTITUTE HALL, MONTREAL
    BRITISII-CANADIAN CENTENNIUM, 1. 759 -1.859. GENEll~\L JAMES WOLFE, HIS LIFE" .A.ND DEATH: ro ~1trefrMte1t~ DELIVERED III THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE HALL, MONTREAL, ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1859, BEING FOUGHT A CENTURY BEFORE. IN WHICH BRITAIN LOST A HERO AND 'VON A PROVINCE. BY ANDREW BELL, Author of "Men and Things in America"; "Historical Sketches of Feudalism, British and Continental"; .. Lives of the Illustrious"; .. New Annals of Old Scotland"; &c. ~ontteal : PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY JOHN LOVELL, ST. NICHOLAS S'fREE'r j QUEBEC: STE . .ANN~ ST,REET, ~PER TOWN, AND FOR BALE AT THm BOOK STORES. 1859. [Prlel'l ~6 Cent•• Entered, according to the Act of the Provincial Parliament, in the year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, by JOHN LOVELL, in the office of the Registrar of the Province of Canada. CENTENARY LECTURE ON THill LIFE OF GENERAL WOLFE , AND THE CONQUEST OF CANADA. I N~ED not remind you, my fellow-countryfolks and others, now met in this Hall, that just one hundred of the most eventful years known to metropolitan or colollial Britain, have revolved since the ever-memorable battle ofthe Plains of Abraham took place. Think­ ing, a year ago, that the recurr~nce of such a notable cycle in the course of time ought not to pass unheeded by the populations upon this continent whom it most concerned, and having been all but disappointed in my expectation, I determined that, in my personal capacity at least, I would make a further attempt to prove to the few within the sound of my feeble voice, as to those lately within the limited reach of my pen, that it was a fit occasion for a demon­ stration of intermingled sympathy, first in grateful memory of our British forefathers who triumphed, next of participation in the regrets of the race they vanquished; all which might be turned to profitable account, by soothing rather than irritating every alien feel­ ing in the country of my ajoptivn.
    [Show full text]
  • J8cboes from Tbe Ldast
    J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-22-04-15 on 1 April 1914. Downloaded from 455 J8cboes from tbe lDast. THE STORY OF THE ARMY SURGEON AND THE CARE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED IN THE BRITISH ARMY, FROM 1715 TO 1748. By MAJOR H. A. L. HOWELL. Royal Army Medical Corps. PART n. (Oontinued from p. 334.) IN 1744 the British Army in Flanders was increased to 21,000 men. In -May the troops collected in the neighhonrhood of Brussels. On April 28 a General Hospital, of which Dr. Pringle was physician, was opened at Brussels, and by December 24 had had 1,259 admissions with 82 deaths, a mortality of 1 to 15. The Protected by copyright. hospital at Ghent was open throughout the year and admitted 1,698. There were 186 deaths, a mortality of 1 to 9. Dr. Bailey died here in January and was succeeded by Dr. Lawson. Dr. Sandilands was also physician at Ghent. On August 5 a hospital was opened at Tournay. Dr. Wintringham and Dr. Maxwell were the physicians. It was closed on November 8. It had admitted 778, of whom 147 died. Dr. Maxwell then joined the hospital at Brussels in place of Dr. Pringle. In October, owing to the in­ clemency of the weather, the troops went into winter quarters, the horse at Brussels and the foot and dragoons at Ghent and Bruges. http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ At Bruges and Ghent, with a view to preventing overcrowding in the hospital, the sick were chiefly treated regimentally.
    [Show full text]
  • THE CITIZEN ARMY of OLD REGIME FRANCE Julia Osman A
    THE CITIZEN ARMY OF OLD REGIME FRANCE Julia Osman A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of History. Chapel Hill 2010 Approved By: Jay M. Smith Lloyd Kramer Wayne Lee Richard Kohn Christopher Browning ©2010 Julia Osman ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii ABSTRACT Julia Osman, The Citizen Army of Old Regime France (Under the Direction of Jay M. Smith) While the creation of the French citizen army is often attributed to the French Revolution, I argue that it is a product of the old regime. In the seventeenth century, France’s aristocratic army began to crumble when Louis XIV first created a military bureaucracy that eventually ceased to effectively regulate army matters. During the Seven Years’ War in the mid-eighteenth century, French officers’ apathetic attitudes towards fighting in Canada proved that French warfare had become only a vehicle for noble advancement. In the context of crisis and reform that followed, both educated society and military circles looked to the citizen armies of ancient Greece and Rome for military inspiration. French representations of the army and militias of the American Revolution as contemporary embodiments of ancient citizen armies supported reformers’ belief that patriotism would revitalize the French army. In 1789, the National Guard institutionalized these ideas, making the French citizen army a forerunner of the French Revolution. iii To Mom and Dad iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS For all the hem and haw about the solitude of a scholarly life, this dissertation is the result of many hands and many resources.
    [Show full text]
  • The Contribution of the Irish Soldier to the British Army During the Peninsula Campaign 1808 – 1814
    The Journal of Military History and Defence Studies Volume 1 Issue 1 (January 2020) The contribution of the Irish soldier to the British Army during the Peninsula campaign 1808 – 1814 James Deery The majority of the historiography concerning the Irish contribution to the British army during their campaign on the Iberian Peninsula (1808 -1814) has focused on the Irish regiments and their service with Wellington in Portugal, Spain and France. While the significance of research into these regiments is undeniable it has unintentionally resulted in an under appreciation of the true extent of the Irish soldier’s contribution. The purpose of this paper is to add to the existing historiography by examining the wider Irish contribution in order to arrive at an empirical based assessment as to the criticality of the Irish soldier to Wellington’s victory during the Peninsula war. The majority of Irish soldiers who served in the Peninsula did so in English and Scottish infantry regiments. Their abilities and crucially their integration into the British army were key success factors for Wellington during the Peninsula campaign. An examination of how this was achieved forms a key part of this paper which finds that the capabilities of the Irish soldier and the British army organisational structure and system mutually supported each other. Furthermore, the Irish officer’s contribution has only been assessed based on individual accounts and narratives in the absence of any in-depth evaluation of their actual numbers. With over 30 per cent of Wellington’s officers being Irish an analysis of their levels of command was undertaken to demonstrate their significance to the overall conduct and operation of the Peninsula army.
    [Show full text]
  • Irish Soldiers and Desertion in the Ranks of the Eighteenth-Century French Army
    Irish Soldiers and Desertion in the Ranks of the Eighteenth-Century French Army Colm James Ó Conaill The article will begin with a general overview of the Irish regiments in French service during the eighteenth century. The study will focus on those Irish soldiers and their followers who went to France after the defeat of the Catholic forces of James II and the assumption of power by William of Orange. The second part of the study will analyse the phenomenon of military desertion from the ranks of the Irish regiments in French service. The primary sources used, troop registers from the Archives de Guerre (Service Historique de l’Armée de Terre) at Vincennes, provide detailed information on the service record of the soldiers, including their first and last names, the rank of NCOs, and their place of birth. The records also give detailed physical descriptions of the soldiers which often include their height, physical appearance and their hair and eye colour. Crucially, the records also tell us when and why soldiers left the army. The importance of the contrôles de troupe, established after a royal decree of 2 July 1716, cannot be overstated as they leave us a comprehensive record for thousands of Irish migrants as well as for French soldiers in the ranks.1 1. For the establishment of the contrôles de troupe, see André Corvisier, trans. Abigail T. Siddall, Armies and Societies in Europe, 1494-1789 (Bloomington and London, Indiana University Press, 1979), pp. 64-5. See also Colm James Ó Conaill, ‘The Irish Regiments in France. An Overview of the Presence of Irish soldiers in French Service, 1716-1791’, in Eamon Maher and Grace Neville (eds.), France-Ireland: Anatomy of a Relationship (Frankfurt-am-Main, Peter Lang, 2004), pp.
    [Show full text]
  • Irish Catholic Chaplains in the First World War
    Irish Catholic Chaplains in the First World War. by John Martin Brennan. Student Number. 0770178 A thesis submitted to the University of Birmingham for the degree of M. Phil. School of History and Cultures The University of Birmingham. July 2011 1 University of Birmingham Research Archive e-theses repository This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. Contents Introduction 3 Chapter 1. The Priests The Irish Catholic Church in the nineteenth century 14 The changing face of Irish Catholicism in prosperous areas 22 The Priest and social class 25 The role of the Priest as leader of the community 30 The Priest and politics 33 Chapter 2. The Mission The bravery of Catholic chaplains. 40 The Irish chaplains and National identity 45 The problems with non-Catholic officers and concerns about discrimination 52 Difficulties with some chaplains 62 The motivation of some Irish priests to enlist as chaplains 70 The nature of chaplains work 72 2 Chapter 3. The Men The devotion of Irish Soldiers 81 Were Irish soldiers really more religious? 91 A different impression of Irish troops 92 Piety in the families of Irish soldiers 101 Chapter 4.
    [Show full text]
  • This Thesis Has Been Submitted in Fulfilment of the Requirements for a Postgraduate Degree (E.G
    This thesis has been submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for a postgraduate degree (e.g. PhD, MPhil, DClinPsychol) at the University of Edinburgh. Please note the following terms and conditions of use: This work is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights, which are retained by the thesis author, unless otherwise stated. A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge. This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the author. The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the author. When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given. The Culture and Sentiments of Irish American Civil War Songs Catherine V. Bateson A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, History University of Edinburgh 2018 Declaration I hereby declare that this thesis has been composed by me and that it has not been submitted for any other degree or professional qualification. Except where stated otherwise by reference or acknowledgment, the work presented is entirely my own. Catherine V. Bateson 2018 5 Abstract During the American Civil War, an approximate 200,000 Irish-born soldiers, and an even greater number of subsequent generation descended soldiers, fought for the Union and Confederate causes. Their experience, opinions, military actions and attitudes of their families were the subject of American Civil War songs, with songwriters penning numerous ballads about them.
    [Show full text]
  • The Nafziger
    THE NAFZIGER ORDERS OF BATTLE COLLECTION FINDING AID Updated: June 2012 This collection was provided through the generous donation of George Nafziger to the Combined Arms Research Library. The Nafziger Orders Of Battle Collection contains a compilation of 7985 individual orders of battle from 1600 to 1945. It began with George Nafziger’s interest in Napoleonic Wars, and steadily grew to other areas because of the gaming public's interest in these highly detailed historical orders of battle. Sources range from published works to actual archival documents, which represent the largest single source. Nearly all orders of battle break down to the regimental level. The availability of strength figures and artillery equipment varies from period to period. Orders of Battle are available in PDF format using this finding aid. Use the search function to locate the Order of battle by title or file name. The corresponding link will take you to the Order of Battle. The American Civil War portion of the Nafziger Collection contains 812 individual orders of battle from 1861-1865. Brett Schulte scanned the American Civil War orders of battle for George Nafziger. They are available here due to their generosity. Mr. Schulte writes a blog which is available at http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog. The American Civil War, 1861-1865 portion of the Nafziger Orders Of Battle Collection is also available for searching on the CARL Digital Library at: http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15040coll6 FILE NAME: DOCUMENT TITLE: ITEM URL: 625XAA
    [Show full text]