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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Amongst the blessed men to survive the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War was a priest, the son of Irish immigrants. This is his story. On the morning of July 1, 1863, outside the prosperous ...

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 entrance to Fredericksburg National Cemetery in Virginia from Marye's Heights (National Park Service photo) Pvt. William McCarter of the 116th Pennsylvania Infantry was part of the Army of the ...

While it was common in Europe to grant general absolution to soldiers going into battle, this was the first time it had ever occurred in the United States. Marla Venable, CC BY-SA 4.0 (photo: ...

Gettysburg (WHTM) It’s not the largest monument on the Gettysburg battlefield, but it catches the eye like few others. On Sickles Avenue in the southern part of the Gettysburg National Military Park, ...