[DoodleDawg]

Do you have 100 statements from Drafted Irish men about how much they wanted to fight in this war against people who never did them any harm?

Let's trade. I'll post one and then you post one. Here's one from an Irish soldier: Link

Now can you post one from one of those Irish immigrants grabbed right off the boat and forced into uniform?

[DiogenesLamp]

Let's trade. I'll post one and then you post one. Here's one from an Irish soldier: Link

Now can you post one from one of those Irish immigrants grabbed right off the boat and forced into uniform?

I may get back to you on that later, but right now I'm more interested in the intentions of a particular Scots man; Irwin McDowell.

Now you and others keep insinuating that he and his merry band were headed to Richmond to free the slaves, so I just want to know if you really believe that.

If you don't believe that's what he was doing, I would like to hear what you think his purpose was in heading to Richmond.

[rockrr]

You’re not going to get an honest answer or an honest exchange from him.

[miss marmelstein]

Well, Doodle, my family were those wild Irish who were being conscripted into the army by Lincoln and fought viciously to stop it. It was the Irish immigrants who pulled the dreadful draft riots in NYC in which God knows how many poor blacks were lynched. In fact, the great Irish Rep in NYC recently put on a play about it. Not pretty. Lincoln did offer immigrants citizenship if they signed up - probably had officers waiting at the docks as the greenies got off the boat. And I speak as a fan of Lincoln.

Whatever you say about Johnny Reb, he willingly joined up.