Corcoran's Irish Legion Drummer, 164th New York, 1864 Hessian Leib Infantry Regiment Officer

Hessian Leib Infantry Regiment Officer

During the roughly 195 hours of artillery fire between 3:00 p

had been previously augmented by three companies of Baltimore volunteer artillery

Parade Order

the fort's storm flag is illuminated in relief by the "bombs' bursting in air" and the "rockets' red glare"

Corcoran's Irish Legion Drummer, 164th New York, 1864 Hessian Leib Infantry Regiment Officer350 Signed Numbered Overall: 15. 375" x 20" Image: 11. 375" x 14. 5" $75. 00 The 164th New York was one of the four regiments recruited in the fall of 1862 from Irish Americans for a brigade to be known as the Corcoran Legion. It was organized by the famed Brigadier Gen. Michael Corcoran, formerly of the 69th New York State Militia. Corcoran however, died when his horse fell on him in December of 1863, so his brigade and the 164th fought without him.