When Abraham Lincoln struggled to preserve our young union, more than 100, 000 Irish and Irish Americans joined the cause, with units like the Irish Brigade charging into battle -- green flags with gold harp waving alongside our star-spangled banner.
"If it would have stayed alive, there would have been at least a memory of this young couple for the grandparents, the family, the community, " said Isaac Abraham, a family friend and member of the sect.