Irish American Civil War Song | We'll Fight For Uncle Sam
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Only the Irish are allowed to rhyme sir with sir
yes
Trade, Brigade are the actual rhymes.
@@thecookiemaster3756
Like I said, Trade and Brigade are the actual rhymes.
The weird thing about close relations with the Irish Republic is that Irish nationalists are leftists...basically communists. The only thing that makes us sympathetic is our large Irish diaspora population and the fact that both us and the Irish fought the British for independence (and won).
Timothy Swag *distant armalite sounds*
The great thing about Irish soldiers: When they run out of ammo, they get _more_ dangerous.
As an Irishman I like the centiment but as a human been I have to admit that we would just fall in a pile of blood and guts just like everyone else when the enemy bullets hit us
@@Minime163 nonsense
@@Driver-Nephi well I know I just don't like braging
@@Minime163 you obviously haven’t heard about the Siege of Jadotville
@@it.snowig yes I did and that cnt connor cruise obrien accusing the soilders of cowardice for surrendering after running out of ammo and been outnumbered 10 to 1
I can just imagine an Irishman signing up for the Union Army and the clerk asking why he wants to join and he starts singing this
SOAP FAT
Common practice back then to put your words on someone else's score
That gave me a chuckle
by the 5th Irish man to enlist singing this song I'm sure the recruiter told him to stuff his potato
Clerk ".......OK YOUR IN"
As an American, I've gotta thank these brave Irishmen for their service alongside us, not just in the Civil War, but in every war where we fought alongside.
I'm proud of the Irish men who fought and died in our Civil War, on both sides. Thank you.
Listen to irish whiskey in the jar and see similarities
They fought because they were american too. American is only a nationality, Irish is an ethnicity.
Also as an American, I thank these Irishmen for being apart of our military and history
Im ashamed of how they were treated despite laying their lives down for our flag :(
It is strange to think of Irish men fighting _against_ a rebellion.
Nicholas Yeary Yep
Not really. Irish people, in general, tend to have a lot of pride, so that should already tell you a lot. Plus, whenever Irishmen and women came here, they'd come to America, and give up their loyalty to Ireland, so they could live as an American citizen.
I don't think you get the point. It's about the Irish were in constant rebellion against Britain. So it's funny that they fought against one.
Olympian Runner1489 The Irish rebelled against Britain because they had the right reason to. They were being repressed by their government. On the other hand, the confederates fought to keep people all chained up, so that was wrong. It really does depend on who’s right and who’s wrong.
That's not what the confederates fought for idiot.
Ho Chi Minh's words about an Irish soldier; Terence McSwiney: ‘A nation which has such citizens will never surrender.’
And a nation that has such people is never in need of a draft; it's people will happily volunteer.
Ho Chi Minh, a great nationalist for his people. The Irish and Vietnamese are not uncommon in their struggle
lol no surrender is what ulster unionists say to oppose irish republicanism
Reminds me of Croats.
I’m Irish and the reason we fight so hard is because we are a very angry people who hate been seen as unequal to other people’s in Europe or anywhere for that matter so they way we prove we are better is by
1.outdrinking then
2.outfighting them
3.and outdrinking them
You: 🏴
The Gal you like: 🇮🇪
Her Older Brother: 🏴
Her Younger Brother: 🏴
Her Chad Boy Friend: 🇺🇸
So I have a Chad boyfriend now?
I take personal offense
they're all just a black flag for me lmao
Yea ima chad
lol ima guy but dos ye like me now too XD
"Because we've got the soldier bold, McClellan, for to lead us."
*oh, oh no...*
Poor Bastards
@@theboivenom4170 XDDDDDDDDDDDD
McClellan: I didn't lose. I merely failed to win
I DIDNT LOSE, I MERELY FAILED TO WIN!
@@emperor_msk ah yes, a man of culture
May the Irish live on
Our population still hasn't recovered since the English took over
President Obama sad
Britain: *rules Ireland*
Irish people: *flees to US and join the revolutionaries*
Britain: *pikachu shocked*
Red River Downfall Parodies not sure how to feel should I be offended or chuckle
Great, this is great
fair enough need that right about now
Era we irish bate em in America bate em in the war of independence and when we lost our loses inspire more fighting against the British ahaha
thisisacivilwarsongbutok
This is one of those songs you just can't listen to sitting down. These lads were some of the first immigrants who served under American colors, and they certainly weren't the last - I've met American soldiers who'd been born in Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Poland, and heard of them coming from many, many other countries. My own grandfather's family was kicked out of Italy by Mussolini when he was a toddler, and he went back there as an adult with an M1 Carbine in his hands and a radio on his back.
Every immigrant who's followed Uncle Sam unto glory has my respect.
Last year I pulled a muscle in my neck jamming to this in history class 😂
You must have a great school to actually learn this in stead of dumb shit we already learn in 5th grade.
You must have had a school that didn't teach you how to spell!
@@gamer-1100 we didn't even learn about it what year was just doing something while the teacher played revolutionary music
How the hell do you pull a neck muscle listening to this in school
oof
“And if John Bull should interfere, he’d suffer for it truly,”
Of course a song by Irishmen has to reference the British at least ONCE.
Not that I blame ‘em.
I didn’t know what that meant, nice knowledge
@@whatdadogdoin9818 Yeah, John Bull’s a byword for the British in the same way Uncle Sam is for the US.
@@GNRandSTP911 cool
"Charleston has fallen" too. Lots of bad feelings towards the Old World in that time thanks to Canada border disputes.
The green flag w the Harp n Shamfocks wasn’t just a Irish American unit flag. It was the flag of Young Ireland, a political movement whose leaders saw in the US Civil War an opportunity to get massive amounts of Irishmen experience in combat arms…and after a SHORT civil war…go back to Ireland and take it back from the British.
Thing is, no one saw the coming slaughter lasting 4 years. In blood it is still our costliest war…too much even for Irishmen, who had enough blood when it was done.
We will fight for uncle Sam
To save the stripes and stars. :)
Union forever!! Down with the racist confederate bastards!! 🇺🇸
@kite man ,
@kite man Haha, good one. The Union forever!
@kite man filthy bastard
If Uncle Abe will give us back our darling boy McClellan
Uncle Abe : NO!!
I didn't lose, I merely failed to win!
America and Ireland should have a close aliance
they do
any closer and the rest of the world would be fucked in a war against it
They are
America + Ireland vs Britain = a United Ireland and a better world
@@Robert-pe9sy Whats the name?
Unless its just like, "Irish-American Alliance"
I like the little anti-British injection with the John Bull reference.
Thanks Ireland 🇺🇸🇮🇪
Thanks my comrade
Never have I seen such contradiction in one comment 😂 Josef Stalin profile picture thanking Irish people for fighting for the USA
Gotta love the Irish ☘️
Irish immigrants played an absolutely critical role in the Union army. We should all be greatful they were willing to pour so much effort into preserving their new home.
Ironically though, the best Irish officer on either side was probably Patrick Cleburne for the Confederates. Such a shame he went over to the rebs. We really could have used him for the Union.
You cannot conquer Ireland, You cannot conquer the Irish people's passion for freedom- Padraig Pearse
Padraic Kennedy123 you know unless you’re one of the millions of Irish who fought for Britain
If ur talking about WW1 it was because the Irish were promised home rule if they fought but we were lied to (again) which lead to the 1920-1921 rebellion
yourlocallidil l I’m not only talking about home rule (WW1) every British war
You can rule over Ireland, but not it's people. Britain tryed that of 800 hundred years. And Ireland never give up on Independence. And eventually, they got it.
@@vestty5802 "millions of Irish" last i checked the population then was roughly 4.3 million.
"Give em ballyhooly" hahaha! I'm going to bring this phrase back! "If you don't quit it, imma give you ballyhooly! :D !!!
Linus Åman Ballyhooly means Hell.
I'm going to do my part by making all my Irish characters say this so it'll gain more relevance eeeeyyy
You need a shillelagh to do it properly.
Thanks, Irish Comrades.
To Glory!!! :>
Aye no problem lad
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I love western and civil war, what a great song. Love to America and Ireland from Denmark 💪🇮🇪🇺🇸🇩🇰💯
Thanks so much, from America😄 UNION FOREVER!! 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🇩🇰
Ay dont care who it's from; so long as it's not English
Dont act like you exist.
@Nick Lost this ol russia has so many nukes that it can blast Ireland back to stone age
@@zuboy4272 yes, but if you do that, it starts a chain reaction that leads to the devastation of the world so
This is literally better then modern day music, strange eh?
Asian Mouse yeah that just spit out c**p and shove it in our ears all the time it seams.
I mean, some modern music is good(depending on your meaning of modern)
@@AdamryghTroopSPL did you just censor the word crap?
Aye, agree on ya, laddie.
Echo I don’t think so
Happy St Patrick´s Day my catholic brother and sisters in USA greetings from Germany
Happy Saint Patick's day to you as well my German catholic Brother
Can i be counted as a brother even if i am an italian atheist? In the doubt happy saint Patrick's day...a little late
I'm protestant Christian, but I'm proud American so hello 👋
@David Broadley and why ?
This makes me glad to be Irish American 🇺🇸🇮🇪
same
As an Irishman I stand with my American brothers!
Your either irish or American lad
I mean. Statistically there's a low chance you actually are. It's more of a trend to be Irish than to actually be an Irish American lmao
@@caoimhemccullough6836 This. There's a difference between being Irish and having Irish ancestry
Listens to this while I was reading Harry Harrison's "Stars and Stripes" trilogy. It's alternate history that revolves around British intervention in the American Civil War. For the whole series I had this song going through my head.
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Big Chungus I sing your national anthem everyday
@@thesssradio5008 Both traitor countries to our 🇬🇧
@@williamlinley1402 🇬🇧 is really good at losing territory.
@@mycelium9629 You're ginger.
@@williamlinley1402 So what?
Those Irish folks were all around the world fight oppression and empires, good for them, I am an argentine and the father of our navy was actually an irish man, william brown, a sailor from hundreds battles at some point he was fighting against the British as an argentine. Good for you lads.
“And if John Bull should interfere He’d suffer for it truly”
For context it was a massive fear that the CSA would leverage their Cotton to gain help from Britain and France.
I dont know why, but the verse "And once again the stars and stripes will to the breeze be swellin" sung by someone like my great great great granpappy, really hits me in the feels.
This follows the tune of “whiskey in the jar”
I was looking for this comment!
No it plain copies it this song was made in 2003
@@garrettdoyle11 That's just this version. The song goes back to the 19th century. It doesn't give an exact year(but since it speaks of getting McCLellan back, I'd assume that time frame is between 1862 when McClellan was fired and the end of the war in 1865) of being written but the Library of Congress has a copy of it, being published by an H. De Marsan of NY. "Whiskey in the Jar" is mentioned as "air", in what I assume is the 19th century way of saying the tune. www.loc.gov/resource/amss.sb40551a.0
America has a special relationship with both Britain and Ireland, dont it?
Aside from taking in massive numbers of Irish immigrants America has never had much to do with Ireland. The special relationship thing with Britain is a pretty commonly held idea, but from the Revolutionary War to the late 1930s it wasn't a thing. The idea of a special relationship only became a popular belief after America began giving massive military and financial aid to Britain during and after the Second World War.
yes we do. and even if its only because of a war we still have a special relationship. it doesnt matter how it started, we are allies, we have fought side by side, and continue to do so, acting as if none of that matters is breaking those bonds, we may be different, but we all have parts of each other throughout us. not to mention we gave them our military training, and strategy, not like thats special or anything, no way them knowing exactly how you would react to a war would be special, no way, no special relationship there, nope. and taking in people from a starving country isnt special either, no way we helped by reducing the population and there for the amount of food needed to survive as a whole, nope not special according to the other guy, not like they didnt have planes and had to sail slow ass ships all the way there and back, nothing special.
Is English your second language?
We took in a massive number of Irish immigrants but that doesn't mean America has a special relationship with Ireland because by the same logic we would have a so-called special relationship with all of Eastern Europe, China, and Mexico. All of what you said about England is just a bunch of rambling nonsense that is frankly hard to read.
For the UK, you can say the USA has some kind of special bond with them. Winston Churchill made it popular as it was used in his 1946 speech. For example, from the moment they met, in April 1975, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan bonded. They agreed on almost everything and even completed each other's thoughts. Following the election of Donald Trump, the British government under Prime Minister Theresa May sought to establish "a new special relationship" with the Trump administration due to Brexit.
"Riamh N'ar O Dhruid Spairn Lann" Translation from Gaelic: "They shall never retreat from a charge of lances" I've walked the soil of the bloody lane at Antietam and the rose woods and Wheatfield of Gettysburg where these men fought. There are yet some in America who will not forget what they did. Erin Go Bragh.
I had an Irish ancestor in the Civil War. Thank you for your service, John Hand.
THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST IRISH SONG IVE HEARD OF I EVEN SANG IT TO MY FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES AND THE TEACHER!
It’s interesting how much influence this Irish music has on country music, especially Appalachian music
This American's Irish herritage is INTENSIFYING
I got a Union Colonel ancestor who was Irish so I approve of this song X3
GodofGames2468 lol my family didn't come to the US till after WW2
GodofGames2468 Dia dhuit, Conas atá tú?
GodofGames2468 Do you know what regiment he led?
Nathaniel Krigsman no. but he was a McKenzie
My third great grandfather, Henry Wilkerson was drafted and fought for the Confederate States of America.
Glad to be IRISH
Lucas Duvall ok
Aye we laddie!
@@unclescott6327 what are you so mad at
cool
Yeah beyond the pile
My direct ancestors were in the Irish Brigades.
And we are with you. I, and hope all americans, will stand with you. Long live the union, long live Ireland, long live America.
My respect for America went up slightly knowing that the Irish thought it was worthy cause
Hang on irish unionists in the north fighting a rebellion in the south
HMMMMM
Déjà vu
Gerry Adams ironic
They also fought a group that was vast majority ulster-scots and Anglican protestant (sound familiar?)
*hol up*
i DON'T GET IT
I’ve had this banger stuck in my head for months.
Great Job Guys. Greeting from Cologene/Rhineland/ Germany . Thomas
Willi Wehrburger 🇺🇸🇩🇪
Don't forget the tens of thousands of Germans who fought for the Union, including one of my ancestors.
@@JohnDoe-fu6zt Agreed, it's said that more than 200,000 native Germans served in the Union Army and several thousand more in the Confederacy.
Ah Ireland and American teaming up, Englands worst nightmare
Indeed they will shit themselves 😂
Such Friendly Song!
Say, are you KyleDeMysteryoso from Steam?
This song exactly explains the main problem with the Irish during the American Civil War for the North. They had this bizarre love affair for "little mac", aka George Brenton McClellan. He was a general who always found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. He also made Robert E. Lee a legend. You could make a convincing argument that McClellan was actually trying to throw the war on purpose. I don't think that was the case, but it is hard to explain some of his decisions during the Seven Days Battles and Antietam.
Example, Antietam - He badly outnumbered the Confederates, had been given Lee's entire battle plan, and to top it off broke the center of Lee's line with no confederate reserves on hand to plug it up...yet somehow could only get a draw. Then after the battle he bragged to his wife how bad ass he was and that Lincoln was preventing him from being greater than Napoleon. It is really amazing how he could imagine things out of nothing.
Ian Jones It's understandable how mad he made President Lincoln. Lincoln had so much trouble finding a competent commander. Thankfully, he found U.S Grant eventually
How was Grant a competent leader?
Daniel Thornton I'll give you an example of his strategic prowess: the Siege of Vicksburg. He was more than just a man of action,he essentially created the modern American way of war. The idea of him as a butcher was made up by Lost Cause Revisionists after the war. He was one of the greatest generals America ever had. Here's a good article on how he succeeded. www.historynet.com/how-did-grant-succeed.htm
Daniel Thornton And it's really a shame that his legacy has been tarnished as much as it has. He was at least on the same level as Lee, arguably better. Both were tremendous generals
Look at his Vicksburg campaign and get back to me.
What I’ve found about several Irish songs is they have the same tune but very different words. Great song!
Being descended from these brave men no country truly wanted fills me with pride .....
I'm an American man with Irish and Scottish ancestry and those ancestors came here to the USA and this country was good to them. I'm a proud descendant of that!!🇺🇸🇮🇪🏴
Me: I'll go to bed.
Me at 3 a.m:
This is totally beautiful!!
Long live the union
A-Task Productions yet
I'd say "The South will rise again" but honestly if California leaves the Union I think I would be satisfied with staying.
1: I know. I said if they left I would stop demanding the South Rise Again (tm) basically.
2: Agreed. I'd be fine giving them back to Mexico.
California is a liberal shithole
7MR IWant Lightning
That’s why I hate living here .-.
My mah was a Kearney and some of my ancestors fought in the first Irish brigade
I wish canada had more songs like these.
To the man who published this I thank you
I absolutely love Irish people and it's culture, their struggle against the British and their contribution to the places they immigrated to! Love from India! 🇮🇳-🇮🇪
Wrong flag
@@antaine564 👍 duly noted
B RI I think you are dark skin why you took with us we only want took with each other
LoL , as another Indian , most of our struggle was "wine and starve in front of brits and Indians till they give us freedom "
My great grandad was the son of Irish immigrants, he volunteered during WW2, with a new wife and four kids. He has a picture with the “AA” patch, so I assume he was with the 82nd airborne division. I was told he never talked about the war, and refused to wear or display his uniform after that picture we all have of him.
To save the stripes and stars!
As of today: 52 traitors disliked this
As of today, 219 have disliked.
222
As of today; 225 traitors disliked the song
They weren't traitors. The confederates fought for freedom from a corrupt government.
You all are wrong it's 233
I love the subtle bass line in the chorus
Lovely tune, the lyrics are good too.
From the south but love this song
youre american so you should
Im from the South but happy the North won
@@michaelandcarina_personal why?
@Robert Ramazanov I ask why he was glad the north won
@Robert Ramazanov I really want to know see what he liked about it may I get your opinion you seem like the type of person to talk things out
Puts a tear in my eye, bless those men.
When this song made estimate
Erin go Bragh!
he'll lead us on to gloryhole!!
I love this
papa stalin calm down ples
Grow up
@@Moostache_ should you be hosting your show right know?
fails
makes me miss Ireland. never shoulda moved to deutschland
Conservative with an open mind Conner M. Voelker Deutschland is a nice place. Works and functions quite nicely. Germans just turn everyone into a cog for their morbidly efficient machine they call a country.
everything the Germans make is morbidly efficient.
🇺🇸🇮🇪>🇬🇧
rude
@@za.monolit lmfao
Good luck to all you Brits with the Brexit deal, on either side you're on, but I support the Brexit deal to leave the EU
Facts
Both traitor countries to the United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Irish proud . Family landed in ny to dig the erie canal. My 87 year old grandfather passed on many traditions and stories. I wish you all the best and the positive hand of the lord but not before the irish.
its been two fuggin years and i still listen to this song.
You gotta love Irish accents
Ireland have some pretty cool songs. Love it all!
i feel like this is the exact reply any irish civil war veteran would scream out if he was given any question about the civil war
We Love so much this. Beautiful music. Wonderful
Little Mac must have been pretty high tier back then. Boy times sure have changed.
I can just imagine a dozen or so brigades singing this song loudly as they charge in to battle, it would be pandemonium since no matter what you do you can’t break their spirits.
I have the greatest respect for all the Irish men who fought and died in our Civil War, on both sides.
This is one of the best songs ever!
Irish make the most soulful songs
The Union, the Union, the Union, Hurrah!
You've gained a subscriber some good songs
One of the most patriotic American songs ever, and it doesn't even talk about Americans! Very beautiful!
And the Irish accent is easily the best singing accent
I all of a sudden want a Guinness
No get whiskey
What the fake dark skin you are descended from slave we are free since the day of Adam&
Hey! I was the thousandth like!
I know no one cares. Really love this song though!
Hyperkid7 Thank you!
You win a free bottle of Jameson's for that! Go down to your liquor store and claim your prize: show them these comments and don't let them refuse you.
It sounded like he was singing "they led us on to a glory hole", and I kept thinking, surely I'm either hearing that wrong, or glory hole meant something WAAAAY different back then.
May God save the Union and all the Men and Women who Serve it!
I love any song about people coming together. Like the way the Irish were treated like trash in America until they were needed to fight.
Much like conservatives are treated like garbage today, until we're needed for combat. Then suddenly it's "support the troops". This song is about fighters, regardless of their reception. We're the ones willing turn our hearts to Arctic ice to do what must be done. #goarmy
Neither political group is “repressed” or hated more than the other. To conservatives, liberals are all commies and snowflakes. To liberals, conservatives are all fascists and overzealous militarists. And besides, you can’t say that conservatives are repressed or especially hated now that they have a majority in the government.
You are terrifyingly right but also horribly wrong about soldiers. Hopefully most have hearts and won't be dogs to the military. But governments and even just high rank officers have sanctioned horrific atrocities that occurred and most soldiers carried out their orders without even trying to think about it.
And the Irish still fought
@@a.morphous66 yeah but they censored conservative opinions on the internet and the left owns 97% of the media so it is kinda bias toward conservatives
♥️ 🇺🇸 🗽 🇮🇪 ♥️
Never thought the town Killarney would ever be said in any type of song.
One of the first close relatives I know of to come voluntarily to the US (there was one earlier who was a famous political exile and was also pro-Union) came to the US during the early part of the war to volunteer for the Union Army. He served throughout the war.
This is the exact tune to Whiskey in the Jar.
IRISH USA💙❤💚💚🇺🇸
proud to be irish american :D!! my ancestors immigrated to the states during the potato blight. im still doing research on the invidivuals to find out if any of my family fought in the civil war
I didn't know this was a thing. Cool!
United irish empire
Very sad the Irish brigades fought against themselves North to South :( Many of those men did take the first bullets before the main divisions engaged the battles. No, on both sides the Irish suffered a lot. But it was the same case for nearly all soldiers and officers......fighting to your own friends, brothers ond both sides. I do not now why, but the war between the States always have my special attention , by far my most favorit war subject from a historical view. Greetings from Holland, crazy Dutchman here.
Marylanders fought Marylanders, too. In fact every Confederate State was represented by Volunteer Regiments in the Union Army. Alabama and Mississippi, they all had regiments in the Union Army.
I'm irish and I didn't even know this song existed, till now
My 3rd Great Grandfather Elisha Barnaby was Irish and he served for the Union Army in the Civil War!