the legendary “Fighting 69th,” i.e., Meagher’s Irish Brigade of the American Civil War. The Meagher in question was Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher (August 3, 1823-July 1 ...

Battle after battle, the men of the Irish Brigade held the front lines. Under the guidance of strong leaders they encouraged a new sense of pride for Irish immigrants living in America. What Was ...

Doherty, one of the unheralded heroes of Irish American history ... enlisting in the Irish Brigade during the Civil War. He was born September 26, 1838, in Wickham, Canada East, to immigrant ...

At Fredericksburg, Pickett's men cut down the courageous "Irish brigade." But his luck changed ... himself in battle during the Mexican-American War and on the frontier, along the Texas border ...