“These were the soldiers of the Second Brigade – the Irish Brigade – and they were braver and rougher than almost any other unit in the entire Federal army. “When anything absurd, forlorn, or desperate was to be attempted,” as one English war correspondent wrote, “the Irish Brigade was called upon.” The.”

“These were the soldiers of the Second Brigade – the Irish Brigade – and they were braver and rougher than almost any other unit in the entire Federal army. “When anything absurd, forlorn, or desperate was to be attempted,” as one English war correspondent wrote, “the Irish Brigade was called upon.” The.”

— Simon Winchester