Book of the Week

Now here’s an interesting book, reissued by Fordham University Press as part of its Irish in the Civil War series. For three years Father William Corby, a Holy Cross Father stationed at the University of Notre Dame, served as an army chaplain with the famed Irish Brigade during the American Civil War. Anyone interested in Catholic history, Irish-American history, and/or the American Civil War will eat this right up! Lots of stories and great illustrations. Trivia: Father Corby’s statue at Gettysburg is the only one on the field to honor a chaplain.