The Eastern Iron Brigade or First Iron Brigade was a brigade of infantry that served in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. For much of its service, it was designated as the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, I Corps. It had a few commanding officers Such as General John P. Hatch and General Walter Phelps Jr. to name a few, but its history of hard fighting men never changed, and its reputation lived on long after the brigade was dismantled due to such a high casualty rate.
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