'I am very uneasy to know if my husband is alive or dead': Memorial highlights Irish in US civil war

Over 35,000 Irish died in the US Civil War, many at one of the war's most notorious prison camps which now hosts a memorial to them. New research reveals the desperation of their lives and deaths

Research by an Irish historian trawling US records shows that 250,000 Irish-born or first generation fought with the Union side in the American Civil War, with more than 35,000 killed. Many died in a notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp.

Damian Shiels, an archaeologist, historian, and curator, recently attended the unveiling of a monument to hundreds of Irishmen who died in Andersonville camp in Georgia.