The Iron Brigade almost beat the Stonewall Brigade at Second Bull Run and again at Antietam. What ruined the battle of the Corn Field was Jeb Stuart's horse battery harassing the union. Still the irony is that the Iron Brigade fought a lot of legendary confederate units at that part of the battlefield. Still the battle may have been a Union victory a lot of failures to defeat the rebs falls on many top tier commanders (McClellan, Hooker, Summer, Burnsides). I do blame Burnsides and McClellan for not taking the bridge earlier to trap the rebels on the other side of the river.
I would compare them to Hood's Texas Brigade, they always had an aura about them and carried a legend everywhere they went. Lots of blame to be had in the upper echelons of the Union Brass, thank goodness we had some strong leadership in the mid-level ranks!
Thank you for covering the role of the iron brigade 😊.
They really did earn their nickname!
The Iron Brigade almost beat the Stonewall Brigade at Second Bull Run and again at Antietam. What ruined the battle of the Corn Field was Jeb Stuart's horse battery harassing the union. Still the irony is that the Iron Brigade fought a lot of legendary confederate units at that part of the battlefield.
Still the battle may have been a Union victory a lot of failures to defeat the rebs falls on many top tier commanders (McClellan, Hooker, Summer, Burnsides). I do blame Burnsides and McClellan for not taking the bridge earlier to trap the rebels on the other side of the river.
I would compare them to Hood's Texas Brigade, they always had an aura about them and carried a legend everywhere they went. Lots of blame to be had in the upper echelons of the Union Brass, thank goodness we had some strong leadership in the mid-level ranks!