Richard Byrnes
Richard Byrnes | |
|---|---|
| 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 (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.