How the War of Northern Aggression Launched Bid for Irish Independence
Blue, Gray, and Green: A Fenian Fighting Machine
Blue, Gray, and Green: A Fenian Fighting Machine
All was quiet along the Rappahannock River. After the defeat at Fredericksburg and the debacle of the Mud March, both armies settled down in winter quarters, facing each other across the river. As the armies slept, Brevet-Captain Thomas Galwey of the 8th Ohio Infantry, along with others, stealthily left their huts and walked through camp in the dark. Once past the pickets, they walked to a ravine between the lines.
Met by a sentry at the mouth of the ravine, the delegation was sworn to secrecy and advised not to discuss the present conflict. As each swore, they descended into the darkened ravine. Concealed from prying eyes, the men in blue met halfway with another delegation who had entered from the opposite direction. The men in that other delegation wore uniforms of gray. The two delegations exchanged solemn handshakes with each other, reciting a Fenian greeting:
Are you a friend?
I am a friend.
Then you are my friend.
When the brief ceremony was concluded, one of them began a discussion of how the Confederate and Union Fenians would strike against England.
The man who led the discussion was…
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