Irish Brigade Monument - Antietam NB, Maryland
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Quick Description: This monument to the Irish Brigade at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland honors the Irish volunteers of the 63rd, 69th and 88th New York Voluntary Infantry Regiments. They fought at the "Bloody Lane" here in Antietam Battlefield.
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2009 9:00:53 PM
Waymark Code: WM7PD9
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Long Description:
The Irish Brigade was formed of the 63rd, 69th and 88th New York
Voluntary Infantry Regiments. They were joined by the non-Irish
29th Massachusetts and 116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment,
composed of Irishmen from Philadelphia. The 29th Massachusetts was
later replaced by another Irish regiment, the 28th
Massachusetts.
Under Brig. Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher, the Irish Brigade saw
heavy combat and developed a reputation as fierce fighters. Despite
their bravery, in September 1862, the Irish Brigade suffered heavy
losses as they led an attack on the sunken road at Antietam, now
known as "Bloody Lane".
The Brigade went on to fight at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg
losing many men in those and other battles. At its largest with
4,000 men in early 1862, by the time of the Battle at Gettysburg,
the brigade had been reduced to only a few hundred men.
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