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During the U.S Civil War and The Mexican American War, both sides had battalions of Irish immigrants at their command. Did Both armies ever have Irish on Irish battles? And if so, what was the general mood for Irish immigrants to fight kinsmen?

by /u/Lucariowolf2196 in /r/AskHistorians

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