17, 1862. "The Irish Brigade bled badly at Antietam," Kelly said of the battle in Maryland, which remains the deadliest single day in U.S. military history, with about 23,000 Union and Confederate ...

Of the many Irishmen who fought in the American Civil War, the Union Irish Brigade is remembered to this day, famous for its valour, bravery, and sacrifice. While they are rightly recognised for ...

In February 1862 Meagher was made the commanding brigadier general of the Irish brigade he was instrumental in forming. The Union began recruiting Irish immigrants to fill positions in the ethnic ...

Every man there, both Union and rebel, were veterans ... Wofford’s Georgia brigade, the position of the Irish Brigade and the three other brigades of Caldwell’s division became untenable.

The Irish Brigade played a massive role in helping the Union Army secure a victory in the American Civil War. Its five regiments came from north-eastern states where there were high numbers of ...

If the complete success of the Irish Brigade depended upon the meeting at ... and a glance at the prospects of the Union arms. There were, he said, no battle-fields in Europe that the feet of ...

By the time of the Battle of Gettysburg the Irish Brigade, which began with about ... were wounded- the 3rd highest casualty rate in the Union Army. Eleven members received the Medal of Honor.

The crowd at Malvern Hill Battlefield was a mix of the curious and the proud on May 24, as National Park Service Ranger Bert ...

As for the Irish, who lived mostly on the South Side ... persuaded the War Department to reconsider and accept his brigade into the Union forces. Mulligan`s Brigade then became the first ...

and not be carelessly suffered to become a mere dilution of the mass of the Union armies in the field. The President has, accordingly, authorized the formation of an Irish brigade for the service ...