I read about the 69th a long time ago & a quote stuck in my mind from a Confederate general when he saw their flag. He is quoted as saying "Here comes that damned Green flag again"
I'm proud and sad all at the same time ! John Reilly st Patrick's brigade & the fighting 69th reg !!! True heroes. Told in stories passed down in my family. God bless those brave men and GB JFK !
Ladies and gentlemen I suggest you not be so pedantic and verging on ungrateful for the contribution of the USA to the life we now enjoy in Ireland. Freedom was hard won on both sides of the Atlantic. JFK’s gesture to the Irish state by gifting that beautiful piece of Irish history to us is inspiring. I suggest you all choose to get inspired and get busy.
Battles don't always have universal names, especially during a war. Naming is typically something historians do later to simplify study. The flag suggests the 69th called the battle Gaines Hill, not Mill.
I suppose it would have dampened this historical event if JFK would have mentioned that in the Battle of Fredericksburg there were Irish Brigades on both sides of the combatants.
considering one side was fighting against the USA, yes it would have dampened the mood. Not gonna honor the enemy bru. That's like you celebrating the Donetsk People's Republic terrorists. What the Confederate did does not change what the 69th New York did.
I'm an American, and I would like to say thank you for helping my country.
WE ARE THE IRISH!!!! USA&IRELAND. 4EVER
Thank you very much for the video
I read about the 69th a long time ago & a quote stuck in my mind from a Confederate general when he saw their flag. He is quoted as saying "Here comes that damned Green flag again"
Lol ..
The Fighting 69th New York .God Bless them
As a proud Waterford man Tomas f Maher true Waterford patriot
Thank you for this video! Keep preserving history and make it more accessible.
I'm proud and sad all at the same time ! John Reilly st Patrick's brigade & the fighting 69th reg !!! True heroes. Told in stories passed down in my family. God bless those brave men and GB JFK !
GB JFK?GB what is that?
@@woohoohaha7607God bless
There is a piece of the fighting 69th in Dublin airport church a statue of st Patrick.
Ladies and gentlemen I suggest you not be so pedantic and verging on ungrateful for the contribution of the USA to the life we now enjoy in Ireland. Freedom was hard won on both sides of the Atlantic. JFK’s gesture to the Irish state by gifting that beautiful piece of Irish history to us is inspiring. I suggest you all choose to get inspired and get busy.
Thank you for posting !
Only one race, the human race. So many people confuse ethnicity, with our race. Many tribes, one humanity.
God Bless 🙏
We need you now JFK
If JFK was alive today he would be a REPUBLICAN
You go Jack!
AWESOME!!!!!
Red Beard proud !
3:24 It was Gaines' Mill, not hill.
Battles don't always have universal names, especially during a war. Naming is typically something historians do later to simplify study. The flag suggests the 69th called the battle Gaines Hill, not Mill.
Where can that flag be viewed today.
I believe it's still in Leinster House, Dublin, where it was presented in this video.
in Dail Eireann.it should be in the national museum after all it was given to the people of Ireland.
Dublin I bet !
From Dublin to San Diego we sing of freedom tonight !
So we formed the St Patrick. Batallion !
Happy St. PATRICK'S DAY
Fredericksburg VA not MD
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Awesome !!
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I suppose it would have dampened this historical event if JFK would have mentioned that in the Battle of Fredericksburg there were Irish Brigades on both sides of the combatants.
considering one side was fighting against the USA, yes it would have dampened the mood. Not gonna honor the enemy bru. That's like you celebrating the Donetsk People's Republic terrorists.
What the Confederate did does not change what the 69th New York did.
Hoooorrraayyyy !
Fredericksburg is not in Maryland
Buncha legdnds they were