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An Irishman Encourages His Countrymen to "Go South"
The vast majority of nineteenth-century Irish emigrants to the United States settled in cities in the Northeast. A smaller percentage headed for the western territories. Some Irishmen were encouraged to go South instead. After the Civil War, [...]
Tags: Irish Immigration
Item Type: Book (excerpt)
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)