“[An] eye-opening account. . . . As [Gleeson’s] analysis unfolds, there is much that will surprise, perhaps even unsettle.” — Boston Globe
“An extremely important and significant study. It is the most comprehensive analysis of the Irish in the Confederacy by some distance, and stands to remain so for some time to come.” — IrishAmericanCivilWar.com
“A 'must have' book for your Confederate library!” — The Lone Star Book Review
“Gleeson has written an exemplary study that is at the crossroads of several different historical fields. . . [and] has provided [an] important piece in the jigsaw of nineteenth-century Irish American identity.” — Dublin Review of Books
“Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers.” — CHOICE
“Gleeson persuasively demonstrates how the southern Irish readily assumed a Confederate identity but perhaps just as easily cast it aside once the Civil War ended. . . [A] solidly executed volume.” — Virginia Magazine
“[An] important book.” — Journal of American History
“Well done.” — The Journal of America’s Military Past
“Reading Gleeson’s book will reward anyone interested in these subjects.” — North Carolina Historical Review
“A remarkable achievement on a hitherto neglected subject. It is well argued, deftly written, and exhaustively researched. This book will surely become the standard text for anyone wanting to understand more about the Irish in the Confederacy.” — West Virginia History
