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  2. Irish Americans in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Irish-American Catholics served on both sides of the American Civil War (1861–1865) as officers, volunteers and draftees. Immigration due to the Irish Great Famine (1845–1852) had provided many thousands of men as potential recruits although issues of race, religion, pacifism and personal allegiance created some resistance to service.

  3. Irish Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The Irish Civil War (Irish: Cogadh Cathartha na hÉireann; 28 June 1922 – 24 May 1923) [3] was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the British Empire.

  4. Irish Brigade (Union army) - Wikipedia

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    The Irish Brigade was an infantry brigade, consisting predominantly of Irish Americans, who served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry , or the "Fighting 69th," continued in later wars.

  5. Irish involvement in the Spanish Civil War - Wikipedia

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    "The Spanish Civil War is now remembered in Ireland as a conflict between democracy and fascism rather than Christianity and communism. As a result, the veterans of the International Brigades have gradually come to be regarded as heroes, while the Irish Brigade's crusaders have been forgotten or are reviled as supporters of fascism.

  6. Foreign enlistment in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Scottish, Swedish, German, Irish, and French soldiers of the Union Army at Corinth, Mississippi. [1]Foreign enlistment in the American Civil War (1861–1865) reflected the conflict's international significance among both governments and their citizenry.

  7. List of conflicts in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Bruce campaign in Ireland: Part of the First War of Scottish Independence: 1333–38 Burke Civil War: A conflict among the House of Burke: 1534 Kildare Rebellion: 1569–73 First Desmond Rebellion: Part of the Tudor conquest of Ireland: 1579–83 Second Desmond Rebellion: Part of the Tudor conquest of Ireland 1594–1603 Nine Years' War

  8. List of members of the Irish Republican Army - Wikipedia

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    Richard Barrett (1899–1922), Irish Republican officer who was executed by the Free State during the following Civil War. Kevin Barry (1902–1920) Tom Barry (1897–1980), a prominent figure on the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. Although fighting with Anti-Treaty forces, he was briefly ...

  9. 28th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    Known for their distinctive Tiffany-embroidered green flag and Gaelic war cry, "Faugh a Ballagh" (Clear the Way), the Irishmen of the 28th Massachusetts saw action in most of the Union Army's major eastern theatre engagements – Antietam, [3] [4] Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Overland Campaign, and the siege of Petersburg ...