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
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
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
Irish Brigade (Union army)
…predominantly of Irish Americans, who served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry, or the "Fighting 69th," continued in later wars. The Irish Brigade was known in part for its famous war cry, the "Faugh a Ballaugh" which is an…
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