. History of the Ninth regiment, Connecticut volunteer infantry, "The Irish regiment," in the war of the rebellion, 1861-65. The record of a gallant command on the march, in battle and in bivouac . ^»H^ 4 1 ■- - ate £ o-: & sdSBSBL ^io-:^;. Lieut. Col. Richard FitzGibbon.(Reproduced from a War-Time Print). WAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861-1865. 33 had been driven from power by an indignant arms were needed to defend the Nation and theIrish of Connecticut nobly responded. On May 17, 1861,the following notice under the head A Chance for Vol-unteers, appeared in the New Haven Palladium: A
. History of the Ninth regiment, Connecticut volunteer infantry, "The Irish regiment," in the war of the rebellion, 1861-65. The record of a gallant command on the march, in battle and in bivouac . ^»H^ 4 1 ■- - ate £ o-: & sdSBSBL ^io-:^;. Lieut. Col. Richard FitzGibbon.(Reproduced from a War-Time Print). WAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861-1865. 33 had been driven from power by an indignant arms were needed to defend the Nation and theIrish of Connecticut nobly responded. On May 17, 1861,the following notice under the head A Chance for Vol-unteers, appeared in the New Haven Palladium: Arecruiting office is now opened in Engineers Hall, Arti-zan street, [New Haven], to those who would serve thecountry and protect its flag. Office open every eveningfrom 7 until 9 oclock, when persons can receive allnecessary information. John Duffy. The following is the text of a poster displayed at NewHaven and probably elsewhere: Forward the 9th!Here followed a woodcut of an American eagle defend-ing the American shield. The poster then continued:9th Regiment, Irish Volunteers! This destined to begallant Regiment, organized under the auspices of HisExcellency, the Governor of this State, to be officered byIrishmen throughout, is n
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