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St. Patrick's Day
March 17
In 1862, during the Civil War, the Irish Brigade was formed. These Irish American soldiers fought for the Union in some of the bloodiest battles of the war. One historian, Phillip Thomas Tucker, said, "These Celtic soldiers were fighting most of all for their own future and an America which did not segregate, persecute, and discriminate against the Irish people and their Catholicism, Irish culture, and distinctive Celtic heritage." Irish American heritage has become an important part of American culture. In song, festivity, appearance and company, Americans of all ethnicities are celebrating St. Patrick's Day!
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CREDIT: "Harrison's Landing, Virginia. Group of the Irish Brigade." July 1862. Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865, American Memory collections, Library of Congress.
AUDIO CREDIT: DeValera, Eamonn, speaker. "St. Patrick's Day Message." Sound recording. Nation's Forum, circa 1918-1920. American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1918-1920, American Memory collections, Library of Congress.
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