17th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

17th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
17th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
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Active	March 15, 1862 – July 14, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Union Army
Role	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Nickname(s)	Irish Brigade
Engagements	American Civil War Siege of Corinth; Second Battle of Corinth; Vicksburg Campaign Siege of Vicksburg; ; Atlanta Campaign Battle of Kennesaw Mountain; Battle of Atlanta; ; Savannah Campaign; Carolinas Campaign Battle of Rivers' Bridge; Battle of Bentonville; ;
Commanders
Colonel	John L. Doran
Colonel	Adam Gale Malloy
Lt. Col.	Thomas McMahon
Lt. Col.	Donald D. Scott
Major	Patrick H. McCauley

The 17th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was popularly known as the Irish Brigade, due to its composition of mostly Irish American immigrants.

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