31351 Federal Irish Brigade Standing Firing , No. 2 K&C Remember The Alamo This two-man set is a

This two-man set is a "companion piece" to WS119

The officer

Martin Bormann in 1941

20085 - "Water Detail" 24th Foot and Zulu Fight at the Watercart

who during the battle had his right leg shot off by a French cannon ball and remarked to the Duke

31351 Federal Irish Brigade Standing Firing , No. 2 K&C Remember The Alamo This two-man set is aSecretary of War Simon Cameron authorized the formation of an Irish Brigade in September 1861. Originally comprised of New Yorkers, its ranks were joined by men from Massachusetts and replenished with Pennsylvanians after the bloody losses at Antietam. These losses were incurred partly because of the weapon that the men carried, the Model 1842 smoothbore musket an obsolete weapon that was largely phased out by the Union Army. Irish Brigade Brigadier