General History

[kieran]

i'm irish and was born n 1952 hence an interest in world war 2.interest in your civil war was piqued by the quantity of civil war period photo's on t.v. history programmes.
my father had a copy of shelby footes trilogy which years later i could not find after his demise.why anybody would take the books is beyond me!
i bought a copy and was fascinated by the extent of the war in the west.
i must confess that i ran out of steam and only got through half of the 3 but it stirred me to read more about this period.
i have never been to a chat room so if anybody replies please be patient with me.
my qwerty skills are .05 on a scale of 1 to 10.

 

[Larryh86GT]

Welcome from WNY

 

[Pollaco]

Howdy + Welcome from Texas!

 

[JOHN42768]

Welcome, enjoy. A wee bit older of Irish desendents

 

[OpnCoronet]

I agree that studying any history, in depth, not your own, is extremely difficult to maintain interest.

I think it usually requires some context with onesown history and perhaps an closer study of the Irish Famine and Migration to North america and their experiences in America, where the CW occurred just after the arrival. How they responded to the War andwhy hey did or did not support it.

Historically, I believe the Irish Immigrant in Ante-Bellum America was the most discriminated against race in Americ at the time, except for the Aro-American slaves, of course. Yet became, over time, became stalwart defenders of of American nationalism.

America, especially the America of the Constitution, is the result of its experiences as British colonies and its Revolutionary War. Depending on how much Britiish history is taught in Irish schools, perhaps a study of the history of Britains involvement in a Revolutionary War, might give a local context to a relationship with the Civil War.

 

[James N.]

Welcome to the forums from the host of the Stonewall Jackson Forum!

 

[WJC]

Welcome! Don't worry: no one is going to criticize you! Questions and new perspectives are always appreciated! Ask, share and enjoy!
My personal belief is that an understanding of the antebellum is most helpful in understanding the Civil War. I recommend David M. Potter, The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War 1848- 1861. (New York: Harper Collins, 1976).

 

[Ole Miss]

Welcome from the Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing Forum and North Mississippi! Be sure and visit the Forum soon.
Regards
David

 

[Kyle Kalasnik]

Welcome from Pennsylvania. You will find a wealth of knowledge here, and very polite and knowledgeable individuals.

A branch of maternal Grandmother's family came over in the 1850s from Ireland and settled in what is now West Virginia. Last name of Filbin.

 

[Coonewah Creek]

Welcome from Northern Alabama! And, just for the record, about 1.5% of the members of the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment (the regiment I am researching) were born in Ireland. Welcome aboard!

 

[kieran]

Welcome from WNY

what is WNY ?
please forgive my ignorance.
i can't really chat because of the times zones but appreciate your connection.
kieran

 

[kieran]

Howdy + Welcome from Texas!

thanks for your reply.
i know from t.v. programmes that you don't break the law in texas.
i read some "slaves narratives" where a master chained his slaves to a wagon and fled to east texas in the middle of winter 1865.
the master did not live long there because he was hung as a horse thief by the locals.the slave settled in ottawa montana?
thank you for your response.i'm sure ireland would only fit into one of your counties.
k

 

[kieran]

Welcome, enjoy. A wee bit older of Irish desendents

irish people are very funny.i was born in birmingham in england and one of my irish mates asked me if i knew a bloke from ireland that lived in b'hm. the population of b'ham was over a million,i said no.
do you know my niece louise who lives in long island.
many thanks from me for your response. i am very interested in american history.

 

[kieran]

I agree that studying any history, in depth, not your own, is extremely difficult to maintain interest.

I think it usually requires some context with onesown history and perhaps an closer study of the Irish Famine and Migration to North america and their experiences in America, where the CW occurred just after the arrival. How they responded to the War andwhy hey did or did not support it.

Historically, I believe the Irish Immigrant in Ante-Bellum America was the most discriminated against race in Americ at the time, except for the Aro-American slaves, of course. Yet became, over time, became stalwart defenders of of American nationalism.

America, especially the America of the Constitution, is the result of its experiences as British colonies and its Revolutionary War. Depending on how much Britiish history is taught in Irish schools, perhaps a study of the history of Britains involvement in a Revolutionary War, might give a local context to a relationship with the Civil War.

thank you very much for your response. british nor irish history did not teach me,PBS did.
what i found out recently that there were fifteen states in america at the time of your revolution.east and west florida were loyalist hence forgotten.
i hope i can be an asset to this website.
best wishes
k

 

[Sbc]

i'm irish and was born n 1952 hence an interest in world war 2.interest in your civil war was piqued by the quantity of civil war period photo's on t.v. history programmes.
my father had a copy of shelby footes trilogy which years later i could not find after his demise.why anybody would take the books is beyond me!
i bought a copy and was fascinated by the extent of the war in the west.
i must confess that i ran out of steam and only got through half of the 3 but it stirred me to read more about this period.
i have never been to a chat room so if anybody replies please be patient with me.
my qwerty skills are .05 on a scale of 1 to 10.

Welcome. Most people here are friendly and helpful. I'm of Scots-Irish descent. I believe WNY refers to western New York.

 

[Larryh86GT]

what is WNY ?
please forgive my ignorance.
i can't really chat because of the times zones but appreciate your connection.
kieran

Western New York ❄

 

[kieran]

Welcome. Most people here are friendly and helpful. I'm of Scots-Irish descent. I believe WNY refers to western New York.

i assume that the object of this room is the exchange of knowledge and opinions.
i must say that i was very impressed by the speed of a reply that i got from your library of congress when i asked why did booth brought a singe shot derringer to ford's theatre to assassinate lincoln and grant.he was not "tooled up".
the reply was that booth had access to revolvers but may have been a point of his sense of honour to only bring a single shot weapon to ford's.
i would like to think that i have a few little tit bits of knowledge of this period.
all the best to you and yours in georgia.
keran

 

[Larryh86GT]

i would like to think that i have a few little tit bits of knowledge of this period.
all the best to you and yours in georgia.
keran

By all means please share your tidbits of knowledge. We all are here to learn or at least listen.

 

[Kyle Kalasnik]

i assume that the object of this room is the exchange of knowledge and opinions.
i must say that i was very impressed by the speed of a reply that i got from your library of congress when i asked why did booth brought a singe shot derringer to ford's theatre to assassinate lincoln and grant.he was not "tooled up".
the reply was that booth had access to revolvers but may have been a point of his sense of honour to only bring a single shot weapon to ford's.
i would like to think that i have a few little tit bits of knowledge of this period.
all the best to you and yours in georgia.
keran

Well I'm glad the Library of Congress is quick, cause our "real" Congress (both Democrats and Republicans) is slower then molasses moving uphill in a ice storm when it comes down to getting things done.

 

[captaindrew]

Welcome from South Florida and the Reenactors Forum