69th Regiment Monument

69th Regiment Monument. . (left panel) , Battles participated in by Meaghers Irish Brigade and Corcoran Legion , Civil War, 1861-1865, Blackburn’s Ford VA July 18, 1861; Bull’s Run July 21, 1861; Rappahannock Station May 28-29, 1861; Yorktown April 16, 1862; Yorktown May 4, 1862; Fair Oaks June 1, 1862; Gaines Mill June 27-28, 1862; Savage Station June 29, 1862, Savage Station June 29, 1862; Peach Orchard June 29, 1862; White Oak Swamp June 30, 1862; Glendale June 30, 1862; Malvern Hill July 1, 1862; Antietam Sept. 17, 1862; Charlestown Oct. 16-17, 1862; Snicker’s Gap Nov 17, 1862; Hartwood Church Nov 17, 1862; Fredericksburg Dec 11-15, 1862; Deserted House Jan 30, 1863; Suffolk April 11-May 4, 1863; Chancellorsville May 1-3, 1863; Carraville May 16, 1863; Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863; Auburn Mills Oct 14, 1863; Bristoe Station Oct 14, 1863; Mine Run Nov 26, Dec 2 1863; Wilderness May 5-7, 1864, Po River May 9-10, 1864; Spotsylvania May 9-21, 1864; Landron House May 18, 1864; North Anna River May 22-26, 1864; Totopotomy Creek May 27-31, 1864; Cold Harbor June 1-12, 1864; Petersburg June 16, 1864, Weldon Railroad June 21-23-26, 1864; Deep Bottom Jul 27-29, 1864; Strawberry Plains Aug 14-18 1864; Ream’s Station Aug 25, 1864; Boydton Plank Road Oct 27-28, 1864; Hatcher’s Run Dec 8-9, 1864; Dabney’s Mills Feb 5-7, 1865; Skinner’s Farm March 25, 1865; Crow’s House March 31, 1865; Petersburg June 17, 1864; Petersburg (Siege) June 17, 1864, April 2, 1865; Sutherland Station April 2, 1865; Boydton Plank Road April 2, 1865; Sailors Creek April 6, 1865; Farmville April 7, 1865; Appomattox Court House April 9, 1865; Spanish-American War 1898-1899., (center panel-left) , In honor of Corcoran Legion-Veteran Corps Commander Lieut. Colonel Charles Healy, Surgeon Major Thomas Maguire, Veterans buried James Breslin died Aug 1, 1894; John Connan died Jun 7, 1903; Hugh J. Morrisey died Feb 7, 1903; Captain Francis G. Hewson died Sept 11, 1924; Cornerstone laid May 30, 1920 by comrade Capt. Hugh Fitzpatrick, comrade Patrick F. Solan, Architect., (center panel-right) , And Meaghers Irish Brigade, President Ladies Auxiliary Angela M. Fitzpatrick, Chaplin Rev. James D Dunnican, In his plot Michael Doran died Dec 10, 1871; Robert Heggart died June 1, 1877; John Powers died Oct 25, 1917; Charles J. Kelly died May 7, 1925; Dedicated Nov 29, 1920 Comrade Patrick M. Haran Sculptor., (right panel) , The 165th U.S. Inf. (Old 69th Regiment engaged in the following battles during the World’s War in France , 1914-1918, Luneville Sector Lorraine Feb 21-March 23, 1918; Baccarat Sector, Lorraine March 31-June 21, 1918; Esarance Souain Sector Champagne July 4-14, 1918; Champagne Marne Defensive July 15-17, 1918; Aisne Marne Offensive July 25-Aug 3, 1918; St. Mihiel Defensive Sept 12-16; 1918; Esseyand Pannes Sector Woevre Sept 17-30, 1918; Meuse-Argonne Offensive Nov 5-10, 1918. World War II 1941-1945 Defense of Hawaii Mar 10, 1942-Nov 9, 1943; Invasion and Capture of Makin Nov 20, 1943-Dec 24, 1943; Invasion and Capture of Saipan June 16, 1944-Oct 4, 1944; Invasion and Capture of Okinawa April 9, 1945-Sept 6, 1945; Occupation of Japan Sept 7, 1945-Dec 12, 1945; 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Iraq Sept 2004-Sept 2005.