Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: afraidfortherepublic

thanks — I only had read page 1 of 3!


10 posted on 04/13/2011 4:01:22 AM PDT by Cronos (Christian, redneck, rube and proud of it!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies ]


To: Cronos

I also wonder (although this story doesn’t mention it) if the Scots’ intervention on the confederate side had anything to do with their historic antagonism against the Irish. Irish immigrated by the boatload during the Civil War years. Most of them were “encouraged” to join the Union Army because jobs were scarce. In the old country, the Brits traditionally hired the Scots to “oversee” their estates in Ireland. Scots were notorious as harsh overseers and it would seem natural that they would not choose the same side if they wanted to join the conflict over here.


43 posted on 04/13/2011 11:43:59 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson