Samito, Christian G. <br/><br/>
Becoming American under fire  Irish Americans, African Americans, and the politics of citizenship during the Civil War era /  [electronic resource] : 
Christian G. Samito. 
 - Ithaca :  Cornell University Press,  c2009. 
 - x, 305 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The crisis of citizenship in the 1850s -- The question of armed service -- African Americans in arms -- Equal rights and the experience of military justice for African American soldiers -- Irish Americans in arms -- African Americans and the call for rights -- The affirmation of naturalized citizenship in America -- The affirmation of naturalized citizenship abroad -- Epilogue: the legacy of national citizenship in the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801463761 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Irish American soldiers--History--19th century.<br/>African American soldiers--History--19th century.<br/>Irish Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--19th century.<br/>African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--19th century.<br/>Citizenship--History--United States--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Participation, Irish American.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>United States--History--Participation, African American.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E540.I6  / S25 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.7/415