The regiment held regular meetings at Hibernian Hall, which Corcoran owned.

At Gettysburg the regiment, vastly outnumbered, held the Wheatfield until it was overwhelmed.

The regiment held 962 officers and men when it was mustered in on February 9, 1862.

On both occasions the regiments held special marches through the town to celebrate the awards.

The regiment held the center of the brigade line; sending out skirmishers.

The regiment holds the colours of both the 12th and 40th Battalions.

The redheads would have to fight their way through a couple of defensive lines before they reached the position Lieutenant Recared's regiment held.

Four regiments, the "Iron Brigade", held the ground against 33 regiments of rebels.

The regiment withdrew, and held near Kakiat for three days from August 22-25.

The regiment also holds the distinction of having the freedom of Erquinghem-Lys, France.