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Composed mostly of Irishmen from New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, including eleven Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, the Irish Brigade suffered the third-highest number of battlefield casualties of any Union brigade during the Civil War.

Key facts about the American Civil War Irish Brigade.

Composed of regiments from Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan, the Iron Brigade sacrificed proportionally more in terms of human life than any other Union brigade during the Civil War.

Key facts about the American Civil War Iron Brigade.

Fought on September 19, 1862, the Battle of Iuka was an engagement between Union Major General William S. Rosecrans' Army of the Mississippi and Confederate Major General Sterling Price's Army of the West.

Key facts about the Battle of Iuka.