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Irish Brigade flag flown by mob members at Capitol riots

A Fighting 69th flag carried by the Irish Brigade in numerous battles during the American Civil War was flown by members of the mob who attacked the Capitol in Washington on January 6th. The flag is ...
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The Irish Brigade at the Battle of Gaines' Mill.

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New York National Guard Soldiers, vets honor Civil War Irish Soldiers

ENANDS, N.Y. -- A dozen veterans of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry spent a snowy Sunday morning, March 10 honoring Irish-American Civil War veterans buried at two ...
The New York Times

IRISH BRIGADE OFF TO THE WAR.

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President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Irish Brigade

On this day, September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln had a preliminary version of his Emancipation Proclamation delivered to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. This was five days ...