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Richard Byrnes | |
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| Born | 1832 County Cavan, Ireland |
| Died | 1864 Cold Harbor, Virginia, United States |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | USA Army |
| Years of service | 1851 - 1864 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Commands | 28th Massachusetts Volunteers; Irish Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Indian Campaigns: Florida, Oregon American Civil War: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor |
Richard Byrnes[1] (1832 – June 10, 1864) was an Irish-American officer in the United States Army, who rose to command the Union Army's Irish Brigade during the American Civil War.
- ^ His surname is sometimes given as "Byrne."