United States. Army. Iron Brigade (1861-1865)
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United States. Army. Iron Brigade of the West
United States. Army. Brigade, 1st
United States. Army. Black Hat Brigade
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
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Sources
found: Matrau, H. Letters home, c1993:CIP t.p. (Iron Brigade)
found: Amannm W.F. Personnel of the Civil War, c1961:v. 2, p. 215 (Iron Brigade (1st Brigade, 1st Div., 1st Army Corps), comprised of 19th Indiana, 24th Michigan, 167th Pennsylvania Drafted Militia, and 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiments)
found: Boatner, MM The Civil War dictionary, 1991:p. 427 (Iron Brigade of the West, known originally as the Black Hat Brigade. Originally commanded by John Gibbon, it entered the Gettysburg campaign as the 1st Brigade, 1st Div., I Corps under the command of Solomon Meredith. Not the same body as J.P. Hatch's "Iron Brigade" (4th Brig. of King's div. during the 2nd Bull Run campaign & which ceased existence May 1863))
found: Union Army, 1908:p. 44, etc. (formed in 1861, mustered out in 1865)
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Change Notes
1992-08-07: new
2007-09-08: revised
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