The Iron Brigade holds the title for the most causalities out of the active brigades during the Civil War. This particularly infantry, made up of individuals from Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan areas, was said to have men with "iron dispositions" alongside excellent discipline and aptitude. They set the fighting standard for the war during many well-documented campaigns like Antietam and Gettysburg.
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Wisconsin soldiers fought in almost every major battle of the Civil War including Gainesville, Virginia, Antietam, Maryland, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The most famous was the Iron Brigade which had many Wisconsin soldiers."The name "Iron Brigade" came from a remark made by Gen. George McClellan when he saw the brigade advancing under a murderous fire. He was told, "It is Gibbon's Wisconsin brigade." "They must be made of iron," McClellan replied, and the name stuck."http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963805&dsRecordDetails=R:CS3355
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Thaddeus Strawinski of the Columbia artillery brigade of South Carolina.
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