The Fenians' idea was to tie the enemy down, while brothers back home fought in Britain. When the American Civil War ended in April 1865, a group of former northern solders, mostly Irish Americans ...
Many of the Fenian troops were experienced soldiers, having served in the Federal or Confederate armies in the recent American Civil War. Armed with surplus U.S. Army weapons, these men proved to ...
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International incident: How Irish republicans planned to attack Campobello from the U.S."marching armed men toward the frontier is an act of war, which the American government must suppress, if they intend to do duty towards their neighbours." While the Fenians were essentially an ...
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