New Zealand Tablet, 7 November 1879, Page 11
GENERAL LEE ON IRISH SOLDIERS.
"Speaking of the Irish, General Lee declared Cleburne, on our side, inherited the intrepidity of his race. On a field of battle he shone like a meteor on a clouded sky ? As a dashing military man he was all virtue ; a single vice does not stain him as a warrior. His generosity and benevolence had no limits. The care which he took of the fortunes of his officers and soldiers, from the greatest to the least, was incessant. His integrity was proverbial, and his modesty was an equally conspicuous trait in his character. Meagher, on your side, though not Cleburne's equal in military genius, rivalled him in bravery and the affection of his soldiers. The gallant stand which his bold brigade made on the heights of Fredericksburg is well known. Never were men so brave. They ennobled their race by their splendid gallantry on that desperate occasion. Though totally routed, they reaped harvests of glory. Their brilliant, though hopeless assaults on our lines excited the hearty applause of my officers and soldiers, and General Hill exclaimed : " There are those green flags again."

Otago Daily Times 15 March 1864, Page 6
General Cleburne is the son of an Irish doctor. He ran away from home at 17, and enlisted in the 41st Regiment. Buying his discharge, he went to Arkansas, studied law, and got a good practice. When the State seceded, he became a soldier, and rose to command a division —"the highest rank obtained by a foreigner in the Confederate service." He ascribed his advancement to his training in the 41st.

Otago Witness, 9 January 1863, Page 7
What invitation would be dangerous and disloyal to a soldier?
One asking him to dinner and dessert.