Irish Brigade: The American Civil War's Toughest Fighters?

[@margaretflood4811]

I’m so proud of my Irish-born Great grandfather , Jeremiah O’Sullivan, Fighting 69th company F , who fought and was wounded in the last days of the war in Virginia, April 2, 1865.

[@derekstynes9631]

God Bless Him !

[@alexschuyler3691]

im a o'sullivan

[@Sean-jc6cu]

I have Floods in my family. Another great Irish name

[@SomeKrieger]

That’s probably the most Irish name I’ve heard in a while

[@alexmahon3769]

Used us as cannon fodder and then treated as second class citzens for years after

[@nmatthew7469]

Irish Americans: 60% of medal of honor winners. An astounding statistic really.

[@joeduff8761]

Crazy brave Irish

[@huh-by2lr]

That I doubt have you ever perused the names of recipients? I have, very few Irish Catholics to be honest on the whole

[@alsoniagaming]

I'd recommend not calling them winners, as a lot of guys die in the process of earning their Medal of Honor. You don't win it, there is no competition. It's an award given to those who go above and beyond the call of duty and exhibit unmatched bravery and determination.

[@jacksona6410]

Refer to them as recipients saying winners is disrespectful to all the posthumous medal of honor recipients

[@patrickoconnor1077]

Michael Patrick Murphy may be the most recent

[@faded_ink3545]

Happy Fourth of July lads, from Dublin with love!

[@dtcdtc8328]

🤜🇺🇸🤛

[@sugarxknuckles2269]

Too bad N.I doesn't have a independence Day eh lad

[@duineeireannach6588]

I’m proud to be irish. Tá bród Orm a bheith i mo Ghaeilge.

[@ScottMGordon]

at the age of 16 I was in a group called the 23rd Illinois Infantry " Mulligans brigade" with a few friends doing re-enactments nation wide. At the time (1977) the unit was still activated by the Illinois Government as a historical living entity, educating the masses, not sure if it still is. Fun times

[@chloekit4861]

Wow that’s so interesting what was that like?

[@dcdoomy4182]

@@chloekit4861 it’s been 2 years m8, I doubt he’ll respond

[@Sean-jc6cu]

My Irish ancestors lived in Lowell, Massachusetts and some of them fought for the Union

[@parkerwilliams7652]

Sean P. McMahon my Irish ancestors from goergia we fought in the confederacy

[@Sean-jc6cu]

@@parkerwilliams7652 Probably Ulster Scots I bet

[@dmmchugh3714]

The Irish Brigade of the Fighting 69th carried an emerald green battle flag. They traveled with their own priest who gave them absolution before battle ! The monument to the Irish Brigade at Antietam is magnificent. Bloody Lane is quite sobering to walk. Does anyone know if the flag is preserved anywhere ?

[@glensargent647]

Yes it was presented as a present form JFK to the dàil in ireland when he visited there for the scarifies of the irish people there are videos of his speech on utube you can see the flag in it.

[@brentstaufferb5624]

They should have stormed into the lane instead of trading fire with the Confederates. It is a good thing that Caldwell's Brigade bailed them out.

[@rogerscottcathey]

So important to know and remember this conflict.

[@JD-te9tj]

The Immortal Irishman Thomas Francis Meagher is a great book. Reading it now 4 the 3rd time. His life was amazing.

[@user-dt3rj8qm3k]

They don't call us 'the fighting Irish' for nothing!

[@basedsalty6970]

Kiss me I'm Irish

[@CarlosVValdez]

In Nuevo Leon Mexico we had The Saint Patrick's soldiers, all of them Irish that fought against Americans and left a blood line that Im proud to belong.

[@bearbuster157]

Liam Tube "US"? What have U done???

[@SNP-1999]

@@bearbuster157 Exactly ! Like these historians talking about WW2, saying "we" won the battle of XYZ against ABC ! Were they there ? Of course not, so such people should not boast of something they never have done themselves. What the "fighting Irish" means is that they love to fight amongst each other if nobody else is around ! 😋

[@harrisonboone2248]

@@SNP-1999 That is incorrect sir. If you do a little research you will see that the term "the fighting Irish" was first used after the American Civil War. There are no records of it's use prior to that.

[@trevanmeagher421]

I am honored to be Thomas Francis Meagher’s great great great grandson, I have been doing research on him lately and he makes me proud of my name.

[@Jarod-te2bi]

Love Ireland 🇮🇪 from Canada 🇨🇦

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

So proud of our Irish warriors who battled with our American brothers and sisters.

[@liampetersen7548]

God bless Ireland 🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@robdyson4990]

My Grandma was a Quigley, the family left Ireland for Aus.NZ.& USA. My great uncles obituary from 1915(Gallipoli) mentioned his cousin Thomas Quigley who had perished on USS Maine. And an uncle from US civil war. R.I.P.☘️

[@mariecait]

I’m a Quigley too! My grandpa was William Quigley married my Nana from Wales. Lived in Philly and settled in New Jersey where I still live with my fellow Quigley clan.

[@daleeasternbrat816]

There were Confederate Irish units involved in this also.

[@jolujo5842]

True that!

[@alanaadams7440]

I didn't know that....thx

[@Revoluxhumanista19]

Dale Eastern brat prove it slave holder

[@svarogb9743]

The true Irish heroes!

[@YushaKozaki]

@@Revoluxhumanista19 The Louisiana Tigers for one...

[@chasemurraychristopherdola7108]

Thanks for putting out this video because I am Irish and the Irish brigade is one of my favorite civil war units because I play the song minstrel boy in a band called the Atlantic watch pipes and drums band which father corby who was a chaplain with the Irish brigade at Gettysburg gave a service before the brigade went to battle and

[@littlebit6211]

Actually the Irish Brigade/Irish Sharp shooter's/New York USA/78th regiment/Revolutionary War was basically the first Military Intelligence of the United States. They didn't wear uniforms/They identified themselves with belt buckles.

[@huh-by2lr]

That sounds a little bit on the made up side

[@AnastasiaSaenz]

I admire the Irish. What fighting spirit they had then, and am certain they have, even now. Much love and respect from San Antonio, Texas.

[@JAKFLY28]

And to u snd yours Sir!

[@gerardnolan2939]

There were a fair number of Irish at the Alamo fo

[@grahamr-oj3wf]

We do thank u

[@AnastasiaSaenz]

@@JAKFLY28 haha, I'm not a guy

[@AnastasiaSaenz]

@@grahamr-oj3wf it's my pleasure.

[@johncahalane7327]

The First two men to die in the American Civil War were Daniel Hough, Ballina Co Tippreary, and Michael Gallwey, Skibbereen Co Cork, both died at Fort Sumpter, SC on April 14th 1861 when during withdrawal while rendering honour Cannon No 47 of the 100 Gun Salute exploded killing them, they lie in repose in Charelston SC.

[@jarom676]

a great grand uncle of mine Christopher Hussey emigrated to America in 1851 from Co. Westmeath. He went into New York and went on to New haven CT. He lived there for two years with his sister and her husband and it seems perhaps struggled to get work. In 1853 he went South to Virginia to get work on the railways. There had been alot of anti Immigrant discrimination in New England in the 1850's. Christopher worked in Virginia, taking US Citizenship in 1855 in Ohio county. He was living in Covington Virginia in 1860 in a household with other Irishmen. In 1861 Christopher and some of his fellow Irish labourers in Covington joined Company B, 'the Irish Hibernians' of the 27th Virginia Infantry which became one of the regiments in the famous Stonewall Brigade. He fought for 2 years until he died in June of 1863 of heart disease at the time of the battle of second winchester. He was my great grandfathers brother. If he had remained in New Haven he may have fought for the Union, instead he fought with the famous Confederate Stonewall Brigade in a company of mostly Irishmen. He lived during the most succesful period of the war for the South, he died a rebel and lies somewhere near Winchester, Virginia, a long way from home.

[@tankc6474]

Respect from county wexford ireland 💚💜💛

[@HUNTERCOPELR]

Don’t forget their also was an Irish brigade of the confederate army

[@Badbhoys]

Indeed

[@iloveponis]

It was much smaller however, 4/5 Irishman fought for the union. This number might be generous for the south, as many Ulster Scots were mislabeled as Irish since they were from NI.

[@AugustoTP]

@@iloveponis whats is NI?

[@iloveponis]

@@AugustoTP Northern Ireland, the part of Ireland colonized by England and in the UK

[@Mistertwist.]

God Bless us Irish and God Bless the USA! Happy 4th of July!!!!

[@tracymuckle8512]

Pity their sacrifice for their new home was followed by years of racist abuse from their fellow Americans

[@jolujo5842]

Back at you 🇺🇸👍

[@jolujo5842]

@@tracymuckle8512 Exactly agreed, read my post/comment.

[@parkerwilliams7652]

Dave Keehan amen God bless the Irish and the confederacy

[@1D991]

I'm Canadian born but most of my blood is Irish and Scottish! Us Celts don't give up!

[@calvinduke4810]

"FOR A TYRANT'S LIFE A BOWIE KNIFE"🎶🎶🇨🇮🇺🇸CSA

[@jameswells554]

What? No mention at all of the Georgia Irish Brigade that wept as they fought, and killed their former Countrymen and saluted their Bravery? I do believe there were just as many if not more Confederate Irish Brigades.

[@BazzBrother]

150,000 in blue. 20,000 in grey.

[@jolujo5842]

Truth.... The war pitted brother against brother in many cases. In my family lineage I have two great×6 grandfathers, both of which attended West point military Academy at about the same time, knew each other personally and had to conduct battle against each other.

[@nathanhinebaugh1517]

It’s a specialized documentary. A lot of things aren’t going to get mentioned...

[@jameswells554]

@@nathanhinebaugh1517 that episode is actually quite crucial to the story of the Irish Brigades.

[@JMAZZ80]

Uh.......no. There were individual Irish companies in Confederate regiments, but only one completely Irish regiment. The Union had not only completely Irish regiments, but two whole brigades made up of only Irish regiments.

[@FlyingTooFast]

Do we know what the song in the beginning is?

[@GottliebGoltz]

Go freedom this 4th 2019. RIP Thomas Francis Meagher Montana's first serving governor. Yup.

[@1D991]

Also when can I find the Light Artillery song at about 5:40 ?

[@scottishcivilwarsavage3028]

it is a poem called "hurrah for the light artillery" sadly i have never found a recording of it being sung

[@CailinZwarts-nl7zh]

Idk, looking for the same thing

[@thomasmeagher8941]

0:58 im flattered 😳

[@opalescencedoll7840]

I’m related to Patrick Kelly who lead the Kelly Irish brigade

[@Thescot619]

22:10 he said the battle of Cold Harbor in 1863, it was 1864

[@mariecait]

My dads Irish and very much so! Fighting Irish! Quigley ❤

[@basedsalty6970]

Proud to be an Irishman

[@deeppurple883]

Whoever taught that tactic the frontal, walking on to fire. Madness. Firing Squad

[@currinwoodruffwoodruff1555]

Did you not know the napoleonic war tactics

[@currinwoodruffwoodruff1555]

?

[@JAKFLY28]

The English, of course 😂

[@nathanboolin]

Even if its less than 10% i got that Irish in my blood!

[@grahamr-oj3wf]

Us Irish we love n ol' fight before we go home normal culture here in Ireland 🇮🇪💯

[@fra-xi5cy]

And yet when the Irish were fighting for the six county's opressed by the British were called terrorist !! How can a man that stands up and fights for their opressed land be called terrorist!

[@scotthiggins112]

Are these Irishmen not fighting over lands that didn’t belong to them? I’m Irish through and through but you can’t go from oppressed to oppressor and not see the double standards. Families migrate to new countries for many reasons such as poverty, persecution and starvation etc but unfortunately there will always be consequences. I’m not calling anyone a terrorist but we need to look at the whole picture.

[@keithkeegan9776]

R.i.p men

[@robslattery6544]

What's the name of the song?

[@brianallen858]

Tiocfaidh ar la !!

[@unclelumbago_1899]

5:29 what is the name of this song?

[@ronan8834]

3 years later i still can't find it

[@scottishcivilwarsavage3028]

it is a poem called "hurrah for the light artillery" sadly i have never found a recording of it being sung

[@brianwinters5434]

One of my 3 great uncle was a captain in a Connecticut volunteer unit. He and most of his men were staunch abolitionists. They executed any southern officers who had female slaves with them. My relative was offered a choice of resign as a private or be court marsh He resigned as a private. He said to the end of his life that he did the right thing in the killing..

[@giantred]

"Hey guys we have to keep fig- *bullet to the face* " "Uhhh alright then"

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

A pity the reality of America so often falls short of the promise of America.

[@iamsean92]

is there another cory of this with better audio? can't listen to the rest

[@keithkeegan9776]

The fighting Irish.🇮🇪🇮🇪👊👊

[@alexschuyler3691]

my irish born great grandfauther whoes fauther fought whos grandfuther foght of vineger hill

[@woikontolgt3166]

song at 14:30 ?

[@julianterhorst7965]

When Johnny comes marching home.

[@oliverryan3615]

And to day, if a American falls the World falls

[@ScottDonnelly-gs4xm]

When was th battle of second Winchester?

[@jarom676]

2nd Winchester was 13th-15th June 1863. I had a great grand Uncle Pvt Christopher Hussey who fought with the Stonewall Brigade (27th Va Infantry) who died during that battle, but apparently he died of heart disease, so must have been ill during the battle, but he died at Winchester during the battle.

[@skipmichaels6184]

Everyone in the comment section is irish (according to them) !

[@glensargent647]

Little bit of green in everyone

[@leifewald5117]

“It’s Saint Paddy’s Day, everyone’s Irish tonight.” -Boondock Saints

[@mh73ful]

It's a shame we have no one, now to defend our country which is being shamefully being sold out to the EU,by our scum politicians, that's why I admire Hungary for defending their tradition of being a Christian country.

[@jolujo5842]

The Irish didn't fight so well....They were sent in by the generals for cannon fodder. Although they definitely WERE absolutely patriotic, sadly, most of their sacrifices yielded little gain. In those years of the early 1800's, the Irish were widely considered as second or even third class citizens and were assigned many suicide missions. It was criminal how the union army command threw them into no win situations just to deplete the Confederates munitions reserves.

[@robertmclernon4836]

I have an entire file about the courage and gallantry of the Irish Brigade in combat. I'll sent it to you - [e-mail] Irish - Americans were awarded more Medals of Honor than any other immigrant group. Irish units, like every other unit, went into combat with the brigades and divisions and corps they were with.

[@easternyankee2096]

They were more effective after the war . Fighting in the Indian wars as Cavalry .

[@aaronmc4268]

My Irish ancestors had no choice to enlist in the American army at the time they had no homes no land no food what were they supposed to do sit around twiddling there thumbs we Irish have balls..... The Irish wasn't afraid to go into battle for uncle sam but for those who survived the American civil war weren't giving much or any recognition for what they did.... If it wasn't for the Irish America wouldn't be the country it is today a lot of you's Americans forget that

[@aaronmc4268]

@F U B A R methink who you talking to??

[@Baelor-Breakspear]

That’s what we had to do to win the war BABY!!!

[@Jeetpoo69]

Their was a 69 Pennsylvania green flag also Irish.

[@danny100ization]

We were America's storm trooper.ftq.

[@malafunkshun8086]

😊💚☘️🇺🇸🙏🏼🤙🏼

[@iamsean92]

God Bless!

[@williamsteele1409]

was this made during the battle in real time the quality is terrible

[@grahamradford6508]

We irish had to fight til 1921

[@MrMrFishtacos]

Thomas had 3 different countries trying to hang him at this time, England, Confederate states and Van Diemans Island

[@ng2603]

I doubt the Confeds would have hanged him, given that his own superior/predecessor was captured at Bull Run and survived. Even England when they had the chance to hang him preferred to have him quietly sent to VD. He was a difficult man to hate, it seems

[@samuelenglander8367]

good luck bear irish brigade mascot yay

[@mdcs1992]

03:37 in. Undoubtedly the worst documentary I've seen about the American Civil War.

[@odonnchada9994]

☘🇮🇪🇺🇸☘

[@cretene1]

the irish southern brigade was tougher and had a choice unlike the enslaved northern conscripts

[@Thomas-bw1bz]

You make it sound like we all fought for the north, we didn't. Aren't you going to mention Kelly's Irish brigade who fought for the confederacy? As for Fredericksburg it was Confederate Irish that decimated their fellow Irishmen and after let out a hurrah for the bravery of the northern charge. against the wall. Irishmen on both sides carried flag's bearing gold and silver harp's on green motto "Erin go bragh" this documentary fails to mention the Confederate Irish who fought under Kelly's command. I will mention them because I'm not ashamed of them. Beidh an la bua linn! Slan leat agus oichie maith..

[@marksweesy782]

and the fallen ,pure butchery

[@ScottDonnelly-gs4xm]

Sounds a tad American shouting Come on lads so on that basis none of this actually happened = the internet

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

The sound quality on this video is so dreadful I couldn't finish watching it.

[@astardustparade]

Aye! It's god awful.

[@iamsean92]

yeah it's bad

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

"I will not take my regimment up that hill again. Even if Jesus Christ himself should order it." -- Union Coronel at Fredericksburg

[@musthaveacamel2157]

Big up The Irish

[@paulplatts203]

Typical Irish Catholic American, Anti Germanic British . How I lv hearing this IRA & The Establishment Special Relationship 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁 Since when ?

[@neilorourke3652]

I love feeling superior too..all the tools believing things they see on KZbin haha if only they knew the truth paul.our inbreds will succeed with serfs taxes!😂😂

[@odonnchada9994]

Typical English Pagan Propaganda.

[@ScottDonnelly-gs4xm]

The American name were from the Scots and Irish it became Hillbillies

[@JMB86]

There were 2 Irish Brigades. One in the South, one in the North.

[@brentstaufferb5624]

No one ever called them the Fighting 69th. Father Corby made it up that Robert E. Lee called them that. In reality, Lee could not see them fighting from his location at Malvern Hill or at Fredericksburg and there is nothing in his writings or the writings of his subordinates calling them this. They were no better or no worse than any other unit in the Army of the Potomac.

[@MichaelLewey]

It was at Gaines Mill on June 27, 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign

[@robcartwright5242]

One of the worst 'documentaries' I've ever watched, didn't even last to the end!!!

[@harrisonboone2248]

rob cartwright ... It can't possibly be one of the worst documentaries you've ever watch if you didn't watch it !!!!!!!?????!!!!!

[@easternyankee2096]

The 69th Infantry / NYANG , is now mainly black Americans . Good Soldiers ! But not irish .

[@chrismaloney7073]

To disband the 69th disgraceful

[@svarogb9743]

They left the tyranny of England to fight for the tyranny of Lincoln.

[@sonickicks]

Not as brave as the Ulster Scots.

[@keithkeegan9776]

Ulster Scots lol

[@sonickicks]

Keith Keegan Showing your uneducated ignorance there fella.

[@keithkeegan9776]

@@sonickicks are u an Ulster scot

[@whoes_joe]

Sure

[@ulsterscotsman6648]

Yea the ones who actually beat the British the real fighting Irish.