And though the bullets flew around, we drove the grey coats from the town, And sing the deeds in praises loud of the gallant sixty-ninth. } else { To a recruiting-office then I went, that happened to be near, And joined the good old "Sixty-ninth," like and Irish volunteer. The 69th New York Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army.It is from New York City, part of the New York Army National Guard.It is known as the "Fighting Sixty-Ninth", a name said to have been given by Robert E. Lee during the Civil War. Over the next several months, David will be giving us more information about the songs on his new album. Collection. And gaily marched along the way and camped among the Pines. Now when the traitors in the south commenced a warlike raid, I quickly then laid down my hod, to the devil went my spade! Yankee John's antecedents were said to be Irish, as were those of his neighbors, and he knew many an Irish song, a number of them referencing the American Civil War. He drilled us every day we rose, to learn us how to thresh our foes, Watch the video for The Irish Sixty-Ninth from David Kincaid's The Irish-American's Song for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Then double quick away we went, across the river we were sent, I have seen our brave boys borne away, and some in death grow pale. It was in August sixty-one, that Colonel Owen took command, Fighting 69th Irish Whiskey Wooden Toasting Box without bottle of Fighting 69th Irish Whiskey From the Album The Irish-American's Song January 1, 2003 Listen Now Buy song $0.99. We were told our foes we should pursue, and Richmond overthrow. And charging at the grey coats went, the Irish sixty-ninth. The 69th New York Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army.It is from New York City, part of the New York Army National Guard.It is known as the "Fighting Sixty-Ninth", a name said to have been given by Robert E. Lee during the Civil War. Where many a brave man round us fell, we boldly done our share. David Kincaid - The Irish-American's Song Album Lyrics; 1. Authentically Irish, Uniquely American. Civil War flags of the Irish Brigade and others in the 69th Regiment's Armory collection. Though many got a bloody shroud, as Philadelphia's sons we are proud, Although the song provides a fairly accurate history of the regiment through the end of 1862, the unit went on to fight many battles, including the July 1863 battle of Gettysburg—the 69th Pennsylvania's finest combat hour among many—and served with distinction to the end of the war. 1 Like, © 2021   Created by Gerry Regan. document.write('<\/scr' + 'ipt>'); From Yorktown then we sailed away, and landed at West Point next day, And gaily marched along the way and camped among the Pines. In the Civil War the Sixty-Ninth was 90 percent Irish. And there we stopped three weeks or more, until we heard the cannons roar, And musketry came like a shower, along the rebel lines. In the 19th century, Irish whiskey was the most popular spirit in the world, and today, it is the fastest growing whiskey category in the world. rand = Math.floor(Math.random()*3+1); S.l. A Manhattan resident, Dave is a keen student of the Irish experience during the Civil War, and re-enacts with Co. googletag.defineSlot('/111100742/home_banner', [468, 60], 'banner').addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { Song for the Irish Brigade: 3. I, 116th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Share !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); To Washington we went straightway, and sailed in steamers down the Bay. The broadside also revealed the song had 10 verses instead of John's eight, though may be "Yankee" John had only seen eight. Download Image of Brig.-Genl. Also see Camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability, and happiness. Right manfully we fought our way in one unbroken line, To our great fortune, Frank Warner had every song he found transcribed into music notation, and consequently, "Yankee" John's rendition of this was there in its full glory. [C D A G Am] Chords for DAVID KINCAID - THE IRISH SIXTY NINTH - LIVE with capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano, ukulele & mandolin. His connection to the conflict was close—he had two older brothers who had served in it, and brother Stillman died at home in March 1865 of wounds received while fighting with the 96th New York Infantry Regiment nine months earlier at Cold Harbor, Virginia. And on Antietam field again we boldly faced the Iron rain, Some of our boys upon the plain, they found a bloody grave. Kelly’s Irish Brigade Lyrics. The fighting 69th has long celebrated its Irish heritage, and in this tradition, we bring you their first Irish Whiskey. Scroll down for a complete list of The Immigrants’ Civil War articles.. And walking through the town next day, was the Irish sixty-ninth. The Sixty-ninth (Irish) Regiment embarking in the "James Adger" for the war, April 23, 1861. And charging at the grey coats went, the Irish sixty-ninth. 0 Likes, Added by Joe Gannon document.write('