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They were not a brigade, rather a much smaller unit. Irish Catholics from St. Louis fighting for the south. If you listen carefully, you will hear references to troubles in Ireland. In the song they call the Yankees, English invaders. Just before the war there was massive German immigration of Lutherans. Locals were Catholic or maybe Baptist. There was a religious component as well as a cultural one. Missouri was a mess and the blood shed proved it. Hope the song fits the rules of the site. There is a lot of historical nuance in this song. https://youtube/watch?v=-ot7amDyqbY
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 06:04:47 +0000

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