The 69th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. It is from New York City, part of the New York Army National Guard. It is known as the "Fighting Sixty-Ninth", a name said
Thomas Francis Meagher
Michael Corcoran
Officers of the 69th New York Volunteer Regiment with a cannon at Fort Corcoran in 1861. Michael Corcoran at left
Corcoran's soldiers during their captivity in Charleston
Irish Brigade (Union army)
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The Irish Brigade was an infantry brigade, consisting predominantly of Irish Americans, who served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, th
69th New York Infantry Regiment
…an Irish Brigade in which the 69th would form the first regiment. Meagher was promoted to brigadier general and given command of the new brigade. The "Irish Brigade", then 3,000 strong, saw heavy action during the Seven Days Battles. At Malvern Hill, the 69th led the brigade in a charge against advancing Southern…
Saint Patrick's Day celebration in the Army of the Potomac. Depicts a steeplechase race among the Irish Brigade, March 17, 1863, by Edwin Forbes. Digitally restored.
Chaplains of the Irish Brigade, Fr. Corby front row, right
Brigade Monument at the Gettysburg battleground
Monument at Antietam National Battlefield, dedicated in 1997 and composed of "two bronze relief sculptures set into a 20-ton tablet" of Ballyknockan granite from Ireland