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While doing research about another time period in the 33rd Massachusetts service, I stumbled across this quote from Record of the Thirty-Third Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, published in 1880 which is basically the war-time diary of the author.
For the entry for October 28, 1863 detailing the Battle of Missionary Ridge, I quote directly (page 47):
The 33rd Massachusetts was part of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps which consisted of:
33rd Massachusetts Infantry
136th New York Infantry
55th Ohio Infantry
73rd Ohio Infantry
People are familiar with the famous Iron Brigade of the West and perhaps the other Iron Brigade of the East. However Hooker appears to like the name. So what shall we call this one, the Iron Brigade of the East/West? Iron Brigade of Germans?
For the entry for October 28, 1863 detailing the Battle of Missionary Ridge, I quote directly (page 47):
During this time the "Rebs" had succeeded in gaining a foothold on the ridge near the scene of our afternoon skirmish, and after dark threw up a line of rifle-pits which threatened us seriously. About midnight we were awakened by the beating of the "long roll" and a cry made, "to arms." The enemy attacked our pickets, and a true battle had commenced. It fell to the lot of the "Iron Brigade", as Hooker calls it, which was immediately ordered out, and before 1 o'clock was marching back with orders to carry and hold the ridge at all hazards.
33rd Massachusetts Infantry
136th New York Infantry
55th Ohio Infantry
73rd Ohio Infantry
People are familiar with the famous Iron Brigade of the West and perhaps the other Iron Brigade of the East. However Hooker appears to like the name. So what shall we call this one, the Iron Brigade of the East/West? Iron Brigade of Germans?
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