S5 E7: Irish soldiers in the American Civil War

From the formation of militia units and regiments from New York to Louisiana in 1861 to the conditions in POW camps to the blood-soaked Battle of Fredericksburg, Irish American soldiers were everywhere throughout the American Civil War.Jonathan Brown and Dr Catherine Bateson talk about this involvement of Irish Americans on both sides in the Civil War.Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.