Philadelphia Brigade facts for kids
The Philadelphia Brigade was a brigade in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It got its name because its soldiers came from the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was part of the Army of the Potomac.
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Oliver O. Howard commanded the Philadelphia Brigade during the Battle of Antietam
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Joshua T. Owen, who commanded the brigade for the greater part of the war
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