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Q: Why were the Irish immigrants being recruited to the union army inn the civil war?
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Did any immigrants help with the US Civil War?

Large numbers of immigrants fought in the Civil War, particularly the Irish.


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The use of Irish immigrants as workers, the use of veterans of the civil war.


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No immigrants came to the US during the civil war true or false?

False - and many immigrants, primarily Irish, arriving in Northern ports were immediately enlisted into the Union Army


Why did many Irish come to the United States in the mid- 1800?

The Irish potato blight receded in 1850, the effects of the famine continued to spur Irish emigration into the 20th century. Still facing poverty and disease, the Irish set out for America where they reunited with relatives who had fled at the height of the famine.


Immigrants from Ireland was mostly a result of?

In the 1840s it was because of famine. In other times there were various reasons, but all amounting to people going in search of a better life. They were getting away from things like poverty, unemployment, political issues and violence, amongst other things.


What the Irish had to do with the civil war?

Caused violence in New York, when new Irish immigrants were drafted into the Union army. In the South, one of the most respected Confederate Generals was the Irish-born pharmacist, Pat Cleburne.