Irish Held Captive in Andersonville Prison in Georgia - The Reconstruction Era

Irish Held Captive in Andersonville Prison in Georgia - The Reconstruction Era

Damian Shiels is one of the foremost historians of Irish in the American Civil War. In this video he discusses his long-term project investigating the Irish immigrants who joined the Union forces, were captured, and were then sent to Andersonville prison. This is a very interesting lecture. Dr. Shiels has constructed some great tables where he breaks down the Irish Andersonville populations and their deaths. This includes which county in Ireland…