American and Irish flags mark the graves of Civil War
Summary
American and Irish flags mark the graves of Civil War veterans who served in the Irish Brigade at the Soldiers Lot in Albany Rural Cemetery on March 10, 2019. Veterans of the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion 69th Infantry who live in the Albany, N.Y.- area marked the graves of Irish-American Civil War Soldiers at Albany Rural Cemetery and St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery to acknowledge the link between their service and the 69th Infantry, which was historically an Irish-American unit and part of the Irish Brigade during the war. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Eric Durr)
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Date
10/03/2019
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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