The Scotch-Irish began emigrating to Northern Ireland from Scotland in the seventeenth century to form the Ulster Plantation. In the next century these Scottish Presbyterians migrated to the Western Hemisphere in search of a better life. Except for the English; the Scotch-Irish were the largest ethnic group to come to the New World during the eighteenth century. By the time of the American Revolution there were an estimated 250;000 Scotch-Irish in the colonies; about a tenth of the population. Twelve U.S. presidents can trace their lineage to the Scotch-Irish. This work discusses the life of the Scotch-Irish in Ireland; their treatment by their English overlords; the reasons for emigration to America; the settlement patterns in the New World; the movement westward across America; life on the colonial frontier; Scotch-Irish contributions to America's development; and sites of Scotch-Irish interest in the north of Ireland.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Richard eatonvery fast 100% satisfied9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Correcting confusionBy Mark F. JenkinsWith due respect to an earlier reviewer; the review can't have been based on a reading of the book. Mobile Bay and the Mobile Campaign are both covered; and while the Battle of Mobile Bay and the related operations were indeed a while before the end of the war (in August; 1864); the Mobile Campaign to capture the city itself was mounted in March of 1865 and surely qualifies as among the last battles of the war.The story of the battle of the bay has been told many times; what makes this book interesting is its inclusion of the seldom-studied campaign to capture Mobile proper; with major actions at Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely; to the east of the city.One of the earlier books by Chester G. Hearn; this one is not as polished as some of his later works; but fills a notable gap in the literature.
