Celts, Catholics & Copperheads: Ireland Views the American Civil War

Abstract

10. The term "unionist" should not be confused with "Union sympathizer," i.e., an Irishman who supported the American Union in its war against the Confederacy. 11. John Martin to O'Neill Daunt, September 18, 1865, National Library of Ireland, MS 8047-1. 12. The term "Catholic unionist" is used interchangeably with "Catholic Whig" and "Catholic Liberal." A few Catholic unionists occasionally supported the Conservatives.