The Irish Brigade

Second Brigade, First Division

(Front):Second Brigade

First Division

Second Corps

July 2, 1863. 6 p.m.

63. 69. 88.

New York Infantry

Irish Brigade

Casualties 63. 69. 88.

Killed 5. 5. 7.

Wounded 10. 14. 17.

Missing 8. 6. 4.

(Back):

The Brigade entered the battle under command of Colonel Patrick Kelly 530 strong, ...

The Irish Brigade & the McNeill Rangers / The Civil War Comes to

Military Events near Petersburg, WV

The Irish Brigade & the McNeill Rangers

General James A. Mulligan, USA

Born June 25, 1830 in Utica, NY, James Adelbert Mulligan was a spirited Irish-American who wore a green scarf in combat. At the ...

Irish Brigade

(Right Side):

Formed in November, 1861, the 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 ...

Irish Brigade

2nd Brigade, 1st Div., II Corps

Army of the Potomac

While posted here in the early morning of Dec. 13, 1862, the men of the Irish Brigade placed sprigs of boxwood in their caps in honor of their Irish heritage. ...

Unknown Union Soldiers of the Irish Brigade

Here lie the partial remains of four unknown Union soldiers of the Irish Brigade, killed September 17, 1862, during the Battle of Antietam, while assaulting the Confederate positions in “Bloody Lane.” After the war, portions of their bodies were removed ...