McClellan Rifles; Cos. A to E, 90th Infantry
Washington, D.C.: Adjutant General's Office, 1861. What would it be called? Carthage Battery; Company H, 2d Artillery
The brigade fought in the battles of Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Overland, Richmond-Petersburg, and Appomattox. Washington Grays, 1st Regiment; 47th Infantry
Les Enfants Perdus; Independent Corps, Light Infantry
Shelby's Iron Brigade was a Confederate cavalry brigade also known as the "Missouri Iron Brigade". Irish Regiment, 3d; 63d Infantry
New York State Light Infantry, 2d Regiment; 82d Infantry
Ira Harris Cavalry; 6th Cavalry
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About American History. Ya, while a large collection of Civil War nicknames is indeed interesting, I dont think it would make for an interesting book. Garibaldi Guard; 39th Infantry
New York Battery; part of Baker's Rifles; 103d Infantry
This in an index to the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) which is a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. The men of Company G, 55th North Carolina, from Johnston and Wayne Counties were known as the "North Carolina Rebels." The men of Company F, 56th North Carolina, from Guilford County, were known as the "Stonewall Boys." Company B, 34th North Carolina, from Rutherford County were known as the "Sandy Run Yellow Jackets." Sackett's Harbor Regiment; 94th Infantry
Washington Grays, 1st Troop; Co. L, 1st Engineers, later 4th Battery
Herkimer Regiment; 121st Infantry
Scott's Life Guard, 1st Regiment; 4th Infantry
Light Battery A, 1st Regiment Artillery; 2d Battery
Light/dark blue trousers: depending on the period of the war and unit, trousers versed from light, sky blue to a dark blue the same colour as the coat. United States Chasseurs; 65th Infantry
Eagle, or Scrogg's Brigade, 4th Regiment; 78th Infantry (part)
United States Volunteers; part 57th Infantry
Duryee's Zouaves, 1st; 5th Infantry
Wickham's Company of Infantry; part 142d Infantry
Eagle, or Scrogg's Brigade, 5th Regiment; 53d Infantry, 2d organization, became part of 132d and 162d Infantry
Militia, 1st Battalion Light Artillery; part Battery L, 1st Artillery
Tenth Legion Cavalry; 1st and 2d Cos. Cavalry, 56th Infantry, later Cos. D and C, 1st Mounted Rifles
Jackson Regiment, Excelsior Brigade, or Light Infantry; 71st Infantry
Your email address will not be published. A brass eagle badge on the side used to hold the brim up in a slouch, and finally an ostrich feather plume. Brooklyn Chasseurs; 84th Infantry
Of New York State Milita Units in 1861. Ontario County Regiment; 33d Infantry
Western Irish Regiment; Cos. G, H and I, 105th Infantry
--- Nicknames. Scott's Nine Hundred; 11th Cavalry
Raines' Artillery; part 15th Artillery
Another Confederate Johnson, Adam R. Stovepipe Johnson was known for deceptively making black stovepipes appear as cannon from a distance. Napoleon in Gray is not very original in itsorigin. Sharpshooters, Milton P. Pierce's Company; part 8th Co., Battalion Sharpshooters
Excelsior, or Sickles' Brigade
Infantry[ edit] New York Monument at Gettysburg 34th NY Infantry Monument at Antietam 42nd NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg 59th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg 64th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg 68th NY Infantry Monument at Gettysburg Plaque for 83rd NY Volunteers Gibbon's brigade would lose 725 men out of 1900, the 2nd Wisconsin losing 276 out of 430 men. I'm Jessica, a Roman Catholic wife and home educating mother to our nine children. Bartlett's Naval Brigade; 99th Infantry
Corcoran's Brigade or Irish Legion Original 8th Regiment; not organized, but all enlisted men in 164th Infantry
Empire Zouaves; Company B, 66th Infantry
Waiting behind a stone fence, Wyman White, one of the U.S. sharpshooters later recalled: "They came yelling and firing and struggling . Wayne County Regiments; part of 98th Infantry
New York British Volunteers
Wayne Guards, Anthony; 135th Infantry, later 6th Artillery
Bethesda, Maryland. Washington Continentals; Co. D, 168th Infantry
Horse Artillery, United States Volunteers, 1st Regiment; Cos. B, A and I, 2d Artillery
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Gen. John Gibbon: May 7, 1862 November 4, 1862 Duryea's Zouaves, 2d Battalion; 165th Infantry
Corcoran's Brigade or Irish Legion Original 1st Regiment; 69th National Guard Artillery and 182d Infantry
Colored Troops 39th Regiment Infantry U.S. Irish Rifles; 37th Infantry
Mooer's Company; part Co. E, 124th Infantry
Militia, 12th Regiment, Henry A. Ira Harris Cavalry; 5th Cavalry
National Guard, 5th Regiment, 174th Infantry
Independent Company; 8th Infantry
Any sure? Affectionately called Old Jack by his men, Jackson had not always been the recipient of such a badge of honor. Cameron Rifle Highlanders; Companies I and K, 102d Infantry
Poughkeepsie Guards; 21st Militia
The name "Iron Brigade" has also been used to describe the offensive line of the University of Wisconsin Badger Football Team. New Jersey Cavalry, Van Reypen's Company; Co. M (old), 3d Cavalry, later part 1st New Jersey Cavalry
Lincoln Cavalry; 1st Cavalry
Jackson Heavy Artillery, 2d Regiment; 5th Artillery
Flank Company, 108th Volunteers; 6th Company Sharpshooters
Southern Tier Regiment or Rifles; 23d Infantry
Chasseurs a Pied; 84th Infantry
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"Fall-Out" A soldier that can not keep up with his/her unit. Oswego County Regiment, 2d; 81st Infantry 7 Cos
Steuben Rangers; 86th Infantry
Oregon Rifles, 1st Regiment
Link To This Page Contact Us Military Units of the Union. Either way, unique unit nicknames are much more fun, even if they may have been less common. Seeing that General Beauregard fought for the Confederacy and had gray uniformsyou get the picture. The 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the 2nd Infantry Division (United States) is known as the Iron Brigade as well. Empire, or Spinola's Brigade, 2d Regiment; 132d Infantry
. 5. Black River Artillery, 3d Battalion; 6th Battalion Artillery
While a professor at the Virginia Military Institute, Jacksons oddities of character had led the cadets to mockingly refer to him as Tom Fool Jackson. Union Battalion of Zouaves; 6th Infantry
Albany Regiments; 3d Infantry
Irish Brigade, Meagher's, 3d Regiment; 63d Infantry
National Guard Artillery, 69th Regiment; 182d Infantry
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Unfortunately, we didn't have room to include all that we found. Avery Rifles; Company A, 12th Militia, later Company A, 102d Infantry, Baden Artillery; 1st Battalion of Artillery
The all-Western brigade, composed of Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana troops, earned their famous nickname, while under the command of Brig. Latson's (John W.) Light Artillery, Cos. B, A and I, 2d Artillery
Hyde's (W. Morgan's 2d Regiment United States; 2d Artillery
Cameron Rifles; part of 59th Infantry
Often illustrating a certain trait or characteristic of a commander, the authorship of a nickname frequently fell into one of several identifiable patterns or categories. Northern Black Horse Cavalry; 7th Cavalry
Rifle Battery; 26th Battery
Confederate General Pierre G. T. Beauregard was both of French descent and very skilled inplanning and executing military tactics, as was Napoleon Bonaparte. Die-no-mores; Company D, 48th Infantry
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Sappers, Miners and Pontoniers; 50th Engineers
The Iron Brigade, also known as The Black Hats, Black Hat Brigade, Iron Brigade of the West, and originally King's Wisconsin Brigade was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Pierrepont Rifles; part of 14th Cavalry
New York Sappers and Miners; 15th Engineers
Fort Plain Battery; Battery K, 1st Artillery
It was designed to be more of a dress uniform that resembled a suit rather than the more common infantry men's kit. Yonkers Regiment; Cos. L and M, and part of Cos. B, D, I and K, 172d Infantry, transferred to 6th Artillery, Zook's Voltigeurs; 57th Infantry
The 2nd Brigade of the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division has carried the Iron Brigade moniker since 1985 and was previously called the "Black Hat" Brigade. The following is taken fromNew York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Cavalry, 2d Cavalry, Harris Light; 7th Regiment, United States or New York State Cavalry
I hardly see why this nickname is worth mention. Poor battlefield performance, or the perception of such, could also result in a nickname. Lincoln Greens; 4th Cavalry
111th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Cayuga and Wayne County Regiment; 138th Infantry, later 9th Artillery
Ethan Allen Regiment; 178th Infantry (part)
Black Zouaves(uncompleted)
The shoulder sleeve insignia currently worn is a red line shot through with a red arrow, giving them the nickname Red Arrow Brigade, which was earned in World War I where the 32nd Division was fighting the Germans alongside the French, who noted the unit's tenacity by punching through the German lines, like an arrow and calling the unit Les Terribles, meaning The Terrors. A rtillery of the civil war era can be broadly divided into three classes: siege guns (cannon royal, cannon and demi-cannon), heavy field guns (culverin and demi-culverin) and light field guns (saker, drake, minion, falcon, falconet and robinet). "Stonewall" Jackson at Brawner's Farm, during the waning hours of August 28th, 1862. Onondagas; 122d Infantry
Baxter Light Guards; 31st Infantry
Answer: Lyon's Iowa Greyhounds Wheeler's Battery; 13th Independent Artillery
Morgan Light Artillery; part 2d Artillery
As an owner of slaves, purchased with his own money, I would think it unwise to nickname President Lincoln after this man. Family history researchers should look at both. The feature already exists and should be very easy to implement into the game. Your email address will not be published. Busteed's Battery, Chicago Light Artillery; part of Batteries B and G, 1st Artillery
Brooklyn Phalanx, 84th Infantry
Buffalo Regiment, 1st; 21st Infantry
"I looked and poor Fed was dead. Tenth Ward Rangers; Co. A, 25th Infantry
However, the pressure would eventually be too heavy, and the Brigade would slowly fall back to Seminary Ridge. Cemeteries Kansas City, Missouri. Additionally, digging up brigade or unit names is a bit of work, so we might help each other learn a little more Civil War history while we decide what to name our brigades. Brannigan's Company K; 63d Infantry
Ira Harris Guard, 2d; 6th Cavalry
Men and women of the South were so insulted that they started calling General Butler Beast., As the officers and soldiers of the United States have been subject to repeated insults from the women (calling themselves ladies) of New Orleans in return for the most scrupulous non-interference and courtesy on our part, it is ordered that hereafter when any female shall by word, gesture, or movement insult or show contempt for any officer or soldier of the United States she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation., Order #28 Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler,May 15, 1862. . RobertP said: In a recent thread CSAToday tells us that his SUV Camp is named "Sons of Mars" after the nickname of Co. D, 46th N.C. Infantry. Militia, 2d Regiment; 82d Infantry
Many commanders won their nicknames through military performance. Jersey Company; Co. D, 48th Infantry
Eighth Ward Rangers; Company D., 25th Infantry
Militia, 15th Regiment, Artillery Co.; Co. L, 2d Artillery, later 34th Battery
German Rifles, 3d Regiment; 103d Infantry
Astor Rifles; 61st Infantry
Abohbots' (D. Although the list of names could go on some common, some obscure theres no question that Civil War soldiers seemed to enjoy both honoring and chastising their leaders by labeling them with distinctive nicknames. The following units served the Union Army during the American Civil War . The new version of TBL mod. Union Greys; 22d Militia
D'Epineuil Zouaves; 53d Infantry
French Regiment; 55th Infantry
Metropolitan Guard, 5th Regiment; 174th Infantry
28th Infantry Division, US Army: Originally nicknamed "Keystone Division," the unit acquired the nickname "Bloody Bucket" by German forces during World War II because the red keystone patch resembled a bucket. The 1st Minnesota actually suffered the highest casualty percentage of any Union regiment in a single Civil War engagement during the battle of Gettysburg, losing 216 out of 262 men (82%). 1970 Mustang Mach I "Synergy Green Pearl"351 Cleveland - Fuel Injection "The Rattle Shaker" Complete nut and bolt rotisserie restoration LESS than 500 miles by C.A.R.S. The nickname "Iron Brigade," with its connotation of fighting men with iron dispositions, was applied formally or informally to a number of units in the Civil War and in later conflicts.