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Published by Longstreet House, Hightstown, NJ, 1997
ISBN 10: 0944413420ISBN 13: 9780944413425
Seller: Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABAA, ILAB), Bordentown, NJ, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: New. New. Oversized in color illustrated softcovers. vi+ 131 pp. with index. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Anthology of essays by leading Civil War historians about "The Irish Brigade" on "America's bloodiest day", the Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862. The brigade was made up of the 69th. 88th, and 63rd New York Volunteer Infantry regiments and the 29th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Included are pieces on the action that day, the weapons used in the brigade's battle, a biography of General Meagher, a veteran's view of the battle for Bloody Lane, the story of how Meagher's sword mysteriously reappeared on a Vermont farm, and the recnet discovery of remains of brigade members, their archeological identification and ceremonal reburial.