Nov 14, 2016 at 9:44 PM -
JerseyBart: Why did Mulholland lead the brigade at Fredericksburg not meager?
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:45 PM -
Pat Young: Meagher led them into the battle, but left the field
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:45 PM -
bdtex: The video did not say much about the 116th PA
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:45 PM -
Pat Young: this remains very controversial
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:45 PM -
Pat Young: some accused him him of cowardice
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:46 PM -
JerseyBart: Any reason given?
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:46 PM -
JerseyBart: That would be understandable.
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:46 PM -
Pat Young: he said an ulcer on his leg opened and he left for that reason
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:46 PM -
JerseyBart: Thanks Pat.
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:47 PM -
Pat Young: You do not see his men accuse him of cowardice, however
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:47 PM -
Pat Young: Today we all know about the Irish Brigade
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:47 PM -
JerseyBart: what is a leg ulcer
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:47 PM -
Pat Young: But it was famous at the time as well
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:48 PM -
JerseyBart: Nope, just looked online. Ouch!
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:48 PM -
Pat Young: A leg ucer? I am not sure. It would seem to be some sort of hematoma
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:48 PM -
bdtex: I liked the description and drawings of the Saint Patrick's Day celebration
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:49 PM -
Pat Young: The St. Patrick's day celebrations were a big deal
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:49 PM -
Pat Young: They had them every year and many of the Generals came
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:49 PM -
Pat Young: they were a way of the Brigade reaching out and doing some soft diplomacy
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:49 PM -
JerseyBart: Need to have fun and relieve stress, especially with so much suffering around.
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:50 PM -
Pat Young: horse racing was always a big part of the celebration
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:50 PM -
bdtex: The one after Fredericksburg improved morale
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:50 PM -
Pat Young: But at least one year one of the racers was killed
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:51 PM -
Pat Young: It also centered the Brigade as the lodestar for Irish in the army of the Potomac
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:51 PM -
bdtex: Wish the video had mentioned their action at Cville. Been awhile since I read about Cville.
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:51 PM -
Pat Young: Even if you were not in the Brigade, you would try to get invited to the celebration
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:51 PM -
PeterT: Horse racing is big part of any Irish culture
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:52 PM -
Pat Young: yes, particularly the breakneck steeple chases
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:52 PM -
PeterT: She skipped Cville
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:52 PM -
bdtex: Yeah
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:52 PM -
JerseyBart: My Irish in laws LOVE horse racing...father in law works at a race track.
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:53 PM -
Pat Young: Only the 88th NY suffered any significant casualties at Chancellorsville
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:53 PM -
PeterT: It's one of my vices or hobbies ... depending who you ask
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:54 PM -
bdtex: So Pat...after Gburg,they did not recruit to replenish the ranks of the Brigade?
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:55 PM -
bdtex: 1st Manassas,a
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:55 PM -
Pat Young: The 1863 celebration was interrupted by the Battle of Kellys Ford, BTW
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:56 PM -
Pat Young: Meagher left the Brigade right before because he was not permitted to go to recruit more troops
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:56 PM -
bdtex: Sharpsburg,Fburg,Cville and Gburg were it for the brigade.
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:57 PM -
JerseyBart: Pretty big battles
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:57 PM -
Pat Young: After Gettysburg and prior to the Wilderness they did add several hundred more men, but they never got up to decent strength again.
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:57 PM -
JerseyBart: Lost nearly1000 men.
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:57 PM -
bdtex: What happened to the survivors after Gburg? Absorbed by other regiments?
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:58 PM -
bdtex: You posted as I was typing
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:59 PM -
Pat Young: The Brigade continued on into 1864
Nov 14, 2016 at 9:59 PM -
Pat Young: In fact, its triumph and destruction came at Spotsylvania
Nov 14, 2016 at 10:00 PM -
bdtex: Were any awarded the MOH?
Nov 14, 2016 at 10:00 PM -
Pat Young: It broke through at the Muleshoe
Nov 14, 2016 at 10:00 PM -
JerseyBart: Do tell, please
Nov 14, 2016 at 10:00 PM -
PeterT: I guess the mothers etc at home thought they might die for a different cause
Nov 14, 2016 at 10:00 PM -
Pat Young: But it was essentially destroyed in the counterattack