The Iron Brigade was Wisconsin's most famous Civil War unit. It gained a reputation for unusual courage and tenacity in battle. The Brigade was first organized in 1861 -- composed, at that time ...

The Iron Brigade was a unit comprised largely ... about many of the memorials in the state. Wisconsin Veterans Museum and The Civil War Museum Located in downtown Madison across for the capital ...

Called the Iron Brigade, the Civil War unit was made up of three Wisconsin regiments, including the Second, Sixth and Seventh Infantry, the Nineteenth Indiana Infantry Regiment and the 24th ...

At the outset of the Civil War, King was authorized to raise up a Wisconsin regiment - what would later become the Iron Brigade. Brig. Gen. John Gibbon led his Black Hats, later to be known as the ...

Of course, there's one Wisconsin connection to the Civil War that needs little introduction - if you know your history. The famous Iron Brigade inspired respect and fear in both their comrades and ...

said Wisconsin Civil War historian Lance Herdegen, author of "The Iron Brigade in Civil War and Memory." "The flags are magic," said Herdegen. "They were used sometimes to control the line.