Irish-Americans in Confederate service Although significantly fewer Irish lived in the Confederate States of America,[2] six Confederate generals were Irish-born. Units such as the Charleston Irish Volunteers[4] attracted Confederate Irish-Americans in South Carolina, the 24th Georgia Volunteer Infantry followed General Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, while Irish Tennesseans could join the 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The 5th Missouri Infantry, commanded by Colonel Joseph Kelly, was called the Sons of Erin., or Kellys Irish Brigade. Although this unit was only a regiment, it is sometimes dubbed The Confederate Irish Brigade.[5] The Louisiana Tigers, first raised by Major Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, had a large number of Irish American members.
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