Patrick Kelly (Civil War)
Patrick Kelly (c. 1822 – June 16, 1864) was an Irish-American
Irish Brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg
.
Early life
Kelly was born in Castlehacket, Tuam, Ireland, and emigrated to the United States, landing in New York City. His wife Elizabeth was also from Tuam.[1]
Civil War
At the outset of the Civil War, Kelly enlisted in the Union Army and saw action as
Maryland Campaign, he was promoted to colonel on October 20, 1862. He led the regiment in the ill-fated attacks in front of Marye's Heights in the Battle of Fredericksburg. Kelly was acting commander of the Irish Brigade at the end of 1862.[2]
After the 1863
Wheatfield at Gettysburg. The brigade lost 198 of 532 troops engaged, around 37%.[3]
Kelly resumed his role as colonel of his regiment as more senior officers returned to the brigade. However, with the death of Col.
Woodside, New York
.
References
Sources
- Bilby, Joseph G., The Irish Brigade in the Civil War: The 69th New York and Other Irish Regiments of the Army of the Potomac. Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Combined Books, 1998. ISBN 0-938289-97-7.
- Busey, John W., and Martin, David G., Regimental Strengths and Losses at Gettysburg, 4th Ed., Longstreet House, 2005, ISBN 0-944413-67-6.
- Jorgensen, Jay, Gettysburg's Bloody Wheatfield, Shippensberg, PA: White Mane Publishing, 2002, ISBN 978-1-57249-360-5.
- Pritchard, Russ A., The Irish Brigade: A Pictorial History of the Famed Civil War Fighters. New York: Running Press Book Publishers, 2004. ISBN 0-7624-2009-X.
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Recordsof the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
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