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Officers of the 69th New York Volunteer Regiment pose with a cannon at Fort Corcoran in 1861. Michael Corcoran at left. With the outbreak of war, the court martial was dropped and Corcoran was restored to his command because he had been instrumental in bringing other Irish immigrants to the Union cause.
The 69th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army.It is from New York City, part of the New York Army National Guard.It is known as the "Fighting Sixty-Ninth", [1] a name said to have been given by Robert E. Lee during the Civil War.
Irish-Americans living in the Union states often formed their own regiments, notably the 69th New York State Volunteers and 90th Illinois Infantry Regiment. The 69th New York Volunteers flew a green flag with a golden harp on it, symbolizing Ireland. The green flag was carried in addition to the normal regimental and national colours, making ...
The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry, or the "Fighting 69th," continued in later wars. The Irish Brigade was known in part for its famous war cry, the " Faugh a Ballaugh " which is an anglicization of the Irish phrase, fág an bealach , meaning "clear the way" and used in various Irish-majority ...
[2] and would later enlist in the Union Army on October 22, 1861, in New York City. [3] He was attached to the 69th New York Infantry and was a member of the Irish Brigade. Only July 1st, 1862 his regiment with the 88th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment were at Malvern Hill, Virginia. Their units were ordered to stop an advancing unit of ...
180th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Failed to complete organization. Recruits were transferred to the 179th New York Volunteer Infantry on February 21, 1865, as Company G. 181st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Failed to complete organization. 182nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment: 183rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Nugent was brevetted Brigadier General for distinguished leadership of the 69th Regiment on March 13, 1865. The veterans of the Irish Brigade were honorably discharged and mustered out three months later; Nugent remained in the regular US Army for the next twenty years and was a formidable "Indian fighter" during the Great Plains Wars with the 13th and 24th Infantry Regiments.
U.S. 69th Infantry Regiment may refer to: 69th New York Infantry Regiment, 1849-present, the "Fighting 69th" 69th Infantry Regiment (United States), 1918-19 and 1933-44