31351 Federal Irish Brigade Standing Firing , No. 2 John Jenkins Airplanes 25039 - German Fallschirmjager with

25039 - German Fallschirmjager with K-98 No

‘Flank Riders’ also rode on each side the herd but near the rear

“Stars ‘n’ Stripes”

A squadron of Spitfires

31351 Federal Irish Brigade Standing Firing , No. 2 John Jenkins Airplanes 25039 - German Fallschirmjager withSecretary 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