In September of 1861, Thomas Meagher began recruiting Irishmen to form a new Irish brigade. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day (known in Gaelic as Lá Fhéile Pádraig, i.e. “the Day of the ...

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. National ...

At Fredericksburg, Pickett's men cut down the courageous "Irish brigade." But his luck changed ... nearly all the rest would be killed by the war's end. George Edward Pickett was raised in ...