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By M. Bowyer, July 9, 2007
Back of the Iron Brigade Marker (The Twenty-Fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment)
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The Iron Brigade
The Iron Brigade became one of the most celebrated military units on the American Civil War (1861–1865). Wearing distinctive black hats, they were easily recognised by friend and foe alike. The five volunteer regiments in . . . — — Map (db m4117) HM |
| Near Interstate 90/94 at milepost 74, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Iron Brigade became one of the most celebrated units of the Civil War (1861-1865). Of its five regiments, three came from Wisconsin: the Second, Sixth, and Seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. (The other two regiments were the Nineteenth . . . — — Map (db m4119) HM |
| On Hessong Bridge Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | When the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Invaded Maryland in June 1863, the Army of the Potomac headed north in pursuit. On Monday, June 29, a “rainy, miserable day,” the 15,000 men, 2,900 horses and mules and 475 wagons of Gen. John F. . . . — — Map (db m105250) HM |
| On U.S. 20 at State Road 49, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 20. |
| | Composed of infantry regiments from Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan, the Iron Brigade fought with Army of the Potomac during the Civil War (1861–1865). Received name for valor at battle of South Mountain, Maryland (1862). Sustained combat . . . — — Map (db m202747) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 40) at South Gay Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | One-quarter mile south of this marker is the home of General Solomon A. Meredith, Iron Brigade Commander at Gettysburg. Born in North Carolina, Meredith was an Indiana political leader and post-war Surveyor-General of Montana Territory. — — Map (db m4122) HM |
| On Benchmark Road (County Route 608) at Tidewater Trail (Virginia Route 2), on the right when traveling north on Benchmark Road. |
| | In November 1862, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood constructed this fort a half mile northeast on the Rappahannock River in an effort to prevent Union gunboats from ascending the river toward Fredericksburg. Four rifled guns of . . . — — Map (db m4123) HM |
Apr. 29, 2024
