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The Iron Brigade was formed, out of the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin, and the 19th Indiana.
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Their first battle, in which the Iron Brigade was then known as the Black Hat Brigade. The Iron Brigade performed outstandingly under John Gibbon, where it stood up to a largely superior force sent by Stonewall Jackson.
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The Iron Brigade served in this battle. They repelled a largely outnumbering charge from the Confederates and managed to push the confederate lines back, ripping a hole in Stonewall Jackson's lines.
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The Iron Brigade quickly disbached the Confederate Horse artillery, charging straight at the mouth of their cannons.
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