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Author Samito, Christian G.

Title Becoming American under fire [electronic resource] : Irish Americans, African Americans, and the politics of citizenship during the Civil War era / Christian G. Samito.

Imprint Ithaca : Cornell University Press, c2009.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description x, 305 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The crisis of citizenship in the 1850s -- The question of armed service -- African Americans in arms -- Equal rights and the experience of military justice for African American soldiers -- Irish Americans in arms -- African Americans and the call for rights -- The affirmation of naturalized citizenship in America -- The affirmation of naturalized citizenship abroad -- Epilogue: the legacy of national citizenship in the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Irish American soldiers -- History -- 19th century.
African American soldiers -- History -- 19th century.
Irish Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 19th century.
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 19th century.
Citizenship -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Irish American.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780801448461 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780801463761 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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