Sir,
—As a Confederate re-enactor, you can imagine how interested I wasto read the May/June issue’s article on Irish nationalist/southernsecessionist John Mitchel. Having experienced severe difficulty infinding reliable, detailed information on his service to theConfederate states, I was pleasantly surprised. James Quinn is to becongratulated, as his article is extremely insightful and a credit toyour magazine. If his forthcoming book on this fascinating individualcomes anywhere near to this standard, we history buffs are in for atreat.
—Yours etc.,
JUSTIN SCANNELL