23rd Illinois Infantry Regiment
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23rd Illinois Infantry Regiment
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The 23rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, known as the "First Irish" or "Irish 'Brigade'", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 23rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on June 15, 1861. Initially assigned to garrison the town of Lexington, Missouri, the regiment surrendered to a much larger force of pro-secession Missouri State Guard commanded by State Guard Major General Sterling Price
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23rd_Illinois_Infantry_Regiment
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2024-03-07T15:08:56Z
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