Horn Brigade

Horn Brigade
Horn Brigade
	Military bugle of the type; the Horn Brigade was named for.
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Union Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Five regiments 15th Ohio Infantry; 49th Ohio Infantry; 32nd Indiana Infantry; 39th Indiana Infantry; 89th Illinois Infantry;
Nickname(s)	Horn Brigade, Dutch Brigade, Iron Brigade of the Army of the Cumberland
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Shiloh; Siege of Corinth; Battle of Stones River; Tullahoma Campaign; Battle of Liberty Gap; Battle of Missionary Ridge; Battle of Pickett's Mill; Battle of Franklin (1864); Battle of Nashville;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Brig. Gen. August Willich; Col. William Harvey Gibson

The Horn Brigade, also known as the Dutch Brigade, or the “Iron Brigade of the Army of the Cumberland,” was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Cumberland during the American Civil War. The brigade fought in the battles of Shiloh, Stones River, Liberty Gap, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, Franklin and Nashville.

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