On this St. Patrick’s Day, may we remember these mighty men – those who fought in the Irish Brigade.
Soldiers of the Irish Brigade
Are Honored at Antietam
| Come, let the solemn, soothing Mass be said, For the soldier-souls of the patriot dead . . .But if high the praise, be as deep the wail O’er the exiled sons of the warlike Gael. . . .Proud beats the heart, while it sorrowing melts O’er the death-won fame of the truthful Celts.For the scattered graves, over which we pray Will shine like stars on their race alway. . . – From John Savage’s Requiem for the Fallen of the Irish Brigade (Jan. 16, 1864)
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