Irish Jasper Greens Lapel Pin morale patch Longstreet went on to attend

Longstreet went on to attend West Point

Following the Gettysburg Campaign

35th North Carolina State Flag

Before he was this influential leader

Arkansas in July of 1861 with John M

Irish Jasper Greens Lapel Pin morale patch Longstreet went on to attendBackground: Before the Civil War, there was a growing population of Irish immigrants coming to Savannah in search of work. To help them feel more a part of their new home, many of these young Irish men got together, and in 1842 they formed their own military unit. The Irish Jasper Greens, named for Sgt. William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero during the Siege of Savannah, were officially recognized by the state in February 1843. Soon after, they were