During the American Civil War, the lads of the 69th Pennsylvania
"Irish Volunteers" from Philadelphia fought in every battle with
the Army of the Potomac. From 1861 to 1865 the regiment marched
under its Irish Green battle flag in the midst of engagements from
Glendale to Antietam to Gettysburg to Petersburg. They participated
in the entire Peninsular campaign and at the battle of Glendale
their bayonet charge to recover captured union artillery pieces was
hailed as "the first successful bayonet charge of the war." They
charged into the West Woods at Antietam and charged up Marye's
Heights at Fredericksburg On July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, the wall
they defended was the target of Pickett's charge. That day they
lost 50% of their men killed, wounded or captured along with their
Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major. In the Winter of 1864 the
69th became the only regiment in their Brigade to reenlist as a
unit to fight the war to the end. At Spotsylvania, they attacked
the "mule shoe" and captured a confederate battle flag. On to Cold
Harbor and Petersburg they fought finally pursuing Lee's Army of
Northern Virginia to surrender at Appomattox. Of the more than 1000
men who marched off to war in August 1861, only 56 remained on duty
at Appomattox Courthouse. This book is about their history, their
combat and their daily lives. It details the role they played in
every battle and the personalities that constituted the regiment.
Incorporating hundreds of personal letters with photographs and
maps, the tale of the "Irish Volunteers" is examined on a day to
day basis. From their roots as children of Irish immigrants during
the Potato famine to their return home to Philadelphia in glory,
the storyof the 69th Pennysylvania "Irish Volunteers," Paddy Owen's
regulars is the story of heroism and individual courage.
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