Hubert McNamara KIA at Cold Harbor 1864

#OnThisDay 1864 At the Battle of Cold Harbor, hundreds of Irishmen from the Irish Brigade & Corcoran’s Irish Legion met their deaths. Among them was Hubert McNamara (right) who penned his last letter to his wife, Mary (left) the night before.

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