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Articles & Songs

Recreating the role of the Irish in the American Civil War 1861-65

 

Songs of the Civil War.

The Civil War was almost unique in the volume of songs written and sung during the period. Below is a short selection.

 

The Minstrel Boy

 

Dixie

 

Goober Peas

 

Well it’s By the Hush

 

Rose of Alabama

 

 

 

 

Articles on the Civil War.

A series of interesting articles on various aspects of the Civil War. Most of these first appeared in our Newsletter ‘The Eagle & the Harp’.

 

The Irish Brigade at Fredericksburg

 

Minstrel Boy’s Mission Statement

 

Authenticity Guidelines