Waterfront in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Buffalo’s Irish Regiment
The 155th New York State Volunteers
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, July 4, 2014
1. "Buffalo’s Irish Regiment" Memorial
- Marker in the lower right corner
2nd Division - 2nd Corps
Union Army of the Potomac
They fought for freedom
and to preserve
the Union during
the American Civil War
Their flag read
“We strike for the Union
and Constitution”
Erected 2002 by 155th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Re-enactors.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 42° 52.695′ N, 78° 52.863′ W. Memorial is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Waterfront. It can be reached from Marine Drive east of Erie Street, on the right when traveling south. The memorial is in the "Veterans Park" - west of the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, between the pedestrian walk-ways off Marine Drive and the Niagara River (i.e. Lake Erie) with the Park's major exhibit ships: USS The Sullivans, USS Little Rock, and USS Croaker. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: One Naval Park Cove, Buffalo NY 14202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and specifically in Western New York. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Rust Bucket" (a few steps from this marker); Poland’s Contribution in the Second World War, 1939 - 1945 (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Submarine Veterans World War II
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Also see . . . 155th New York Volunteer Infantry Reenactment Regiment, Inc. (Submitted on July 31, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. The Fenians, a.k.a. the Irish Republican Brotherhood. "At the Ready": by Henry Schmidt, sculptor.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, July 4, 2014
2. The "Buffalo’s Irish Regiment" Memorial: "At the Ready"
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,167 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on August 1, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
