Actually these “Irishmen” were deserters from the U.S. Army. They were eventually hung.
Largest mass execution carried out by the United States ever. Mostly deserters from the U.S. army
Which I don’t get. It was the Mexican War which we won handily; it wasn’t the Civil War. Irishmen are plucky & ready for a scrap; so why did so many desert? Offers from the Mexican government?
Remember that Mexico of the 19th century was still a mostly European society and generally well organized, not the anarchic drug fueled cr@phole of today; an offer of citizenship for military service would have seemed tempting to many.