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 and interred in this National Cemetery. These additional remains were discovered within the battlefield in 1988 and reinterred September 27, 1989.
Marker can be reached from E Main Street (Maryland Route 34), on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
