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Secretary of War Simon Cameron authorized the formation of an Irish Brigade in September 1861. Originally comprised of New Yorkers, its ranks were joined by men from Massachusetts and replenished with Pennsylvanians after the bloody losses at Antietam. These losses were incurred partly because of the weapon that the men carried, the Model 1842 smoothbore musket – an obsolete weapon that was largely phased out by the Union Army. Irish Brigade Brigadier General, Thomas Francis Meagher, wanted his men to fire buck-and-ball shot (a .69 caliber musket ball with four smaller balls), which produced a deadly shotgun-like blast, most effective at close-range. This charge could not be used with the rifles that were issued to the two Irish Brigade Light companies.
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Tail End of the Column Confederate with Four Footed Companion Civil war units, both North and South, had canine mascots. The soldiers did not feel any differently about their four footed...
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Forward March Soldiers on both sides marched between dawn and dusk, rarely at night because of risk of accidents and injury. They would make breakfast before sunrise, pack up camp,...
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Confederate Infantry Corporal Urging Men Forward All soldiers – from either side – showed considerable courage and fortitude during the war. They suffered great and extraordinary dangers during the course...