Horn Brigade | |
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Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Union Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Five regiments |
Nickname(s) | Horn Brigade, Dutch Brigade, Iron Brigade of the Army of the Cumberland |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Brig. Gen. August Willich Col. William Harvey Gibson |
The Horn Brigade, also known as the Dutch Brigade, or the “Iron Brigade of the Army of the Cumberland,” was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Cumberland during the American Civil War. The brigade fought in the battles of Shiloh, Stones River, Liberty Gap, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, Franklin and Nashville.