[Irish Volunteer Association 1895 ribbon]

Archive record

1 item ; ribbon and bar 13 x 6 cm. | Ribbon associated with Private Henry A. McGee of Co. G, Co. A, and Co. F, 69th New York Infantry Regiment, "The Irish Brigade," who was wounded on September 17, 1862, at Antietam, Maryland; December 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Maryland; July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; and was captured on August 25, 1864, at Reams' Station, Virginia.

About this photograph

This ribbon belonged to Private Henry A. McGee, who served in three different companies of the 69th New York Infantry Regiment, known as the Irish Brigade. McGee was wounded four times during the Civil War: at Antietam, Maryland on September 17, 1862; at Fredericksburg, Maryland on December 13, 1862; at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 2, 1863; and was captured at Reams Station, Virginia on August 25, 1864.

The ribbon is dated 1895, more than thirty years after the war's end, and is associated with the Irish Volunteer Association. It measures thirteen by six centimeters and includes a bar.

Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.

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