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A heavy fire erupted from Confederates in the cornfield, as well as in the West Woods. Rebel volleys knocked men down, splintered the fences on both sides of the turnpike, and sheared off stalks of corn. The stout-hearted men of the 6th Wisconsin returned the fire, but they needed help.
Jun 28, 2023 · Composed of men from the Midwest, the brigade was famous for the black felt Hardee hats that were worn by all its members, which helped distinguish them from other units in the Union Army. 7th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteer Regiment, Iron Brigade, in Virginia in 1862. Wikimedia Commons.
- Origin and Structure
- Baptism of Fire at Brawner’s Farm
- Iron Brigade
- Final Component
- Battle of Fredericksburg
- Battle of Gettysburg
- After Gettysburg
- Commanders
- Aftermath
Originally known as King’s Wisconsin Brigade, the unit gradually began to materialize during the summer of 1861 as four Midwestern regiments mustered into volunteer service: the 2nd Wisconsin (June 11), the 5th Wisconsin (July 12), the 6th Wisconsin (July 16), and the 19th Indiana (July 29). Its formation became official on August 9, 1861, when Bri...
Gibbon’s Brigade saw its first combat action during the Northern Virginia Campaign (July 19–September 1, 1862). As the Black Hats marched along the Warrenton Turnpike toward Centreville, Virginia, with their division on August 28, 1862, Confederate artillerists began shelling them near John Brawner’s farm. Gibbon quickly ordered the 2nd Wisconsin t...
Following the stinging Union defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run, the War Department issued General Orders, No. 129 on September 12, 1862, ending the existence of the Army of Virginia by merging its three corps with the Army of the Potomac. Army officials designated Gibbon’s brigade as the 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the ...
Two days after the Battle of South Mountain, the Iron Brigade fought bravely at the Battle of Antietam. By that time, previous struggles had reduced the unit’s original total of about 4,000 men to fewer than one-fourth of that number. On September 17, 1862, the bloodiest single day of fighting during the Civil War claimed 343 more of the brigade’s ...
Under Meredith’s leadership, the Iron Brigade took part in the Battle of Fredericksburg (December 12–15, 1862). After crossing the Rappahannock River on pontoon bridges on December 12, the unit aimed to secure the left flank of the Union line when the federal assault began the next day. During the action, Brigadier General Abner Doubleday ordered M...
Because commanding General Joseph Hooker held the 1st Division in reserve at the Battle of Chancellorsville (April 30–May 6, 1863), the Iron Brigade played only a small role in that conflict. Such would not be the case at the next major engagement in the Eastern Theater, the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863). By the spring of 1863, mounting cas...
The Iron Brigade’s all-Western composition ended on July 16, 1863, when army officials incorporated 167th Pennsylvania into it to compensate for the massive losses at Gettysburg. Later, as original recruits mustered out of volunteer service and returned to their homes at the end of their three-year enlistments, the War Department filled the vacanci...
Excluding temporary assignments, the following officers commanded the Iron Brigade during its nearly four years of existence. 1. Brigadier General Rufus King: September 28, 1861–May 7, 1862 2. Brigadier General John Gibbon: May 7–November 4, 1862 3. Brigadier General Solomon Meredith: November 25, 1862–July 1, 1863 4. Colonel William W. Robinson: J...
At the conclusion of the Civil War, the original regiments of the Iron Brigade returned to their home states and mustered out of volunteer service in the following order: 24th Michigan on June 30, 1865, 6th Wisconsin (including the soldiers of the 2nd Wisconsin) and 7th Wisconsin on July 2, 1865, and the 19th Indiana (then part of the 20th Indiana)...
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OED says the Indigenous American term comes from. Of persons and their attributes: Courageous, daring, intrepid, stout-hearted (as a good quality). A brave man, a warrior, soldier: since 1800 applied chiefly to warriors among the North American Indians [after the French in North America] .
Jul 23, 2013 · The only all-Western infantry brigade serving in the Union’s Eastern Theater armies, it included five colorfully named regiments: the Calico (6th Wisconsin), the Huckleberries (7th Wisconsin),...
Stalwart leaders and stout-hearted soldiers Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr., a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel of Infantry, currently serves as Command Historian, U.S. Army Europe, Wiesbaden, Germany, his fifth increasingly-responsible civilian command historian positon in the U.S., Germany, and South Korea since 2002.
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boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted: a valiant soldier. marked by or showing bravery or valor; heroic: to make a valiant effort. worthy; excellent.
