A site with information on a California based reenactor unit representing the
Iron Brigade Guard.
This unit has representitives from the different regiments that were part of the
Iron Brigade.
Rufus King, 1st Commander of the Iron Brigade
October 1, 1861 - May 6, 1862
John Gibbon, 2nd Commander of the Iron Brigade
May 7, 1862 - November 4, 1862
Solomon Meredith, 3rd Commander of the Iron Brigade
November 25,1862 - July 1, 1863
President Lincoln, on April 15th called for 75,000men to take arms for 90 days to put down the rebellion. The call did not go unheeded. Many states starting mustering regiments for the Union, and with Lincoln’s call to arms, the future of the Iron Brigade was born.
Below is a quote from Gary W. Gallagher in his forward in Alan Nolan’s " The Iron Brigade". Gary’s summary of the subject hits the mark about this famous brigade.
"…First, the subject itself is compelling. Singular in appearance (the men wore the dress black hat of the regular army rather than the usual blue kepis), the only all- Western brigade in the North’s premier eastern army, and the Federal brigade that suffered the highest percentage of soldiers killed in combat, the Iron Brigade stood out as an exceptional unit among all those that fought for the Union. Initially comprising of the Second, Sixth, Seventh Wisconsin Volunteers and the Nineteenth Indiana Volunteers, and subsequently joined by the Twenty-fourth Michigan Volunteers, the brigade received it’s baptism of combat on August 28th, 1862, against "Stonewall" Jackson’s wing of the Army of Northern Virginia at the Brawner Farm. Stalwart contributions followed at Antietam, and Fredericksburg before the brigade rendered its greatest service on the first day at Gettysburg. In the fighting on July 1, 1863, waged along the slopes of McPherson’s Ridge and Seminary Ridge, the brigade lost almost two-thirds of it’s men in a remarkable effort to hold back powerful assaults by two divisions of A.P.Hill’s Confederate Third Corps. Never the same after Gettysburg, the unit underwent a number of organizational changes, but it maintained a presence in the Army of the Potomac until Appomattox. Historian T. Harry Williams did not exaggerate when he labeled it "probably the best fighting brigade" in the Army of the Potomac."
With that said, this site will bring more information to the web surfing public that has an interest in the Iron Brigade and those who preserve the history of the Iron Brigade and the individual units.
Enjoy this site, it will continue to grow as information, events and reenactments bring forth information to you.
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For more information on U.S. Army Regulations, there is a site on line. The link is below.
United States Army Regulations
The Iron Brigade at Duncans Mills
Iron Brigade Links
The Iron Brigade, a site with photos and more links: California
2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Association: Association headquarters is in Wisconsin, companies of the association are:
6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company B: Southern California, Los Angeles Area
6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company K: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Maryland
7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company I (National Regiment): New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, & Virginia
7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company I (Washington Civil War Association): Washington State
7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company I (Washington Civil War Association - Second Page): Washington State
19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company A: Oregon
19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company A: Indiana
19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company B: Indiana
19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company K: Indiana
24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry: Michigan
24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Company C: Michigan
24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Company C: California
24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Company D:Pennsylvania
24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Company K (American Civil War Society):United Kingdom
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