Christian Samito writes in his introduction: "In reading Guiney's
words, one can have a fuller appreciation of what motivated
civilians to volunteer to fight a war and of the privations they
suffered in service to their country." These are the collected
Civil War letters of Patrick Robert Guiney, an Irish immigrant from
Country Tipperary who relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. When the
Civil War broke out, Guiney volunteered to defend the Union and,
quickly rose from First Lieutenant to Colonel, to command the ninth
Massachusetts regiment. A fervent supporter of Lincoln and
passionately opposed to slavery, Guiney felt that, in his service
to his new country, he was doing his part to gain freedom for the
slaves. Being politically outspoken, Guiney was often criticized
for his views by other Irish-Americans. His letters reveal not only
the experiences and thoughts of an Irish Catholic soldier, but also
the hidden tensions within his immigrant community. His views and
observations not only illuminate his personal independence of
thought, but also the political landscape which he tried to
improve.
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