Category:Irish Brigade (U.S.)

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search
English: Formed in November 1861, the Irish Brigade was largely recruited in New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Its initial regiments were the 69th, 88th and 63rd New York State Volunteers. Other units identified as part of the Brigade included the 29th Massachusetts, 116th Pennsylvania and 25th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiments. The Brigade fought in all of the major campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. It lost over 4,000 men during the war. This total is larger than the number of soldiers who served in the Brigade at any single time. Eleven Brigade members were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Of the Five Officers who commanded the Brigade, three were killed or mortally wounded. Colonel Richard Byrnes (Cold Harbor), Colonel Patrick Kelly (Petersburg), and Brigadier General Thomas A. Smyth (Farmville). The Brigade was mustered out in June 1865. (National Park Service)
<nowiki>Brigada Irlandeză; アイリッシュ・ブリゲイド; Brigade irlandaise; 愛爾蘭軍旅; 愛爾蘭軍旅; Irish Brigade; Brigada Irlandesa; 爱尔兰军旅; 愛爾蘭軍旅; U.S. Civil War unit mainly composted of Irish Americans; 愛爾蘭旅</nowiki>
Irish Brigade 
U.S. Civil War unit mainly composted of Irish Americans
Upload media
Instance of
Location
  • United States of America
Inception
  • 1861
Authority file
Edit infobox data on Wikidata

Subcategories

This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.