An American and Irish flag marks the grave of Pvt. Joseph Maguire, a Musician in the Irish Brigade's Company C, 63rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment following a flag placing ceremony at at the Soldiers Lot in Albany Rural Cemetery on March 10, 2019. Maqguire served in the Civil War and died in March 1867. Veterans of the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion 69th Infantry who live in the Albany, area marked the graves of Irish-American Civil War Soldiers at Albany Rural Cemetery and St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery to acknowledge the link between their service and the 69th Infantry,

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An American and Irish flag marks the grave of Pvt. Joseph Maguire, a Musician in the Irish Brigade's Company C, 63rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment following a flag placing ceremony at at the Soldiers Lot in Albany Rural Cemetery on March 10, 2019. Maqguire served in the Civil War and died in March 1867. Veterans of the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion 69th Infantry who live in the Albany, area marked the graves of Irish-American Civil War Soldiers at Albany Rural Cemetery and St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery to acknowledge the link between their service and the 69th Infantry, which was historically an Irish-American unit and part of the Irisih Brigde during the war. ( Army National Guard

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