The History of the 9th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, June, 1861-June, 1864

When the Civil War erupted, more than 1,000 Irish Americans formed the North Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, the first of the state's ethnic regiments. This book is a history of the regiment, told by Daniel Macnamara, who served as its commissary sergeant and rose to become regimental quartermaster.

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Daniel G. Macnamara

Summary

When the Civil War erupted, more than 1,000 Irish Americans formed the North Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, the first of the state's ethnic regiments. This book is a history of the regiment, told by Daniel Macnamara, who served as its commissary sergeant and rose to become regimental quartermaster.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel G MacNamara, Daniel G. Macnamara, Daniel George Macnamara, Christian G. Samito
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2000
• EAN: 9780823220564
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-2056-4
• No. of pages: 557
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 227 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Series: Irish in the Civil War (Paperb; The Irish in the Civil War; Irish in the Civil War; Irish in the Civil War (Paperb
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous