Irish
Brigade Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
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Dedicated
July 2, 1888
A
life-size Irish wolfhound, representing faith and devotion, rests
eternally at the base of this memorable monument. Many members
of the 63rd, 69th and 88th New York Infantry Regiments honored
by the monument had immigrated to the United States only a few
years before the war to escape political repression and the potato
famine in Ireland. Having fought valiantly at Fredericksburg and
Chancellorsville, the unit had dwindled to 530 men by the time
it reached Gettysburg, where nearly 200 additional members became
casualties.
Above
the monument of green granite is a Celtic cross, a traditional
Irish symbol. Topping the cross is the trefoil symbol of the 2nd
Army Corps, beneath which are numeric designations of the regiments,
the state seal of New York, and the seal of Ireland. A bronze
plaque on the right side of the base honors the 14th New York
Independent Battery, an artillery unit at Gettysburg that had
been part of the Irish Brigade before being detached.
Text
© 2002 Terry White, Drawing © 2002 Bill Harrah
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