{"id":421,"date":"2024-03-17T09:15:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T16:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/?p=421"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T17:46:49","slug":"sotd-17-mar-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/17\/sotd-17-mar-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"#SOTD 17 Mar 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u2618\ufe0f\ud83e\ude92 HAPPY ST. PATRICK&#8217;S DAY \u2618\ufe0f\ud83e\ude92<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top o&#8217; the mornin&#8217;, troopers! Today&#8217;s grooming escapade brings us a special collaboration from Subtle Art Soap Co, Bricktown Grooming, and The Shave Supply\u2014a set that holds a special place in me heart, as it marked the beginning of me wet shaving journey last year.<br><br>\ud83c\udf08 Aye, I missed out on the soap release initially, but luck was on me side, and I was able to acquire it from a fellow trooper. And sure and begorrah, am I glad I did! Subtle Art soap lathers like a dream, it does. With me trusty PAA Peregrino, I&#8217;m able to whip up a lather easily, achieving that Cool Whip consistency I prefer. And let me tell ye, me Razorock Game Changer razor is the stuff of legends\u2014a true game changer indeed!<br><br>\ud83e\ude92 To cap off this grand shave, I reached for me Irish Brigades aftershave splash. Scent notes of verbena, moss, violet, and sandalwood dance upon me skin, making it me favorite for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day! Ah, the luck of the Irish be with me today, indeed! And if you\u2019ve yet to experience the thrill, fear not! The splash is still available at <a href=\"https:\/\/theshavesupply.com\/products\/bricktown-grooming-irish-brigade-collaboration-aftershave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Shave Supply<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phil with Bricktown Grooming loves to dedicate his scent names to our military and this one is no exception. Here is what Bing told me about ye Irish Brigade:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Irish Brigade<\/strong>&nbsp;was an infantry brigade, predominantly composed of Irish Americans, who valiantly served in the&nbsp;<strong>Union Army<\/strong>&nbsp;during the&nbsp;<strong>American Civil War<\/strong>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Brigade_%28Union_Army%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The first regiment in this renowned brigade was the&nbsp;<strong>69th New York Infantry<\/strong>, affectionately known as the&nbsp;<em>\u201cFighting 69th.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;This designation continued in later wars as well<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Brigade_%28Union_Army%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Irish Brigade became famous for its spirited war cry,&nbsp;<em>\u201cFaugh a Ballaugh,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;which is an anglicization of the Irish phrase&nbsp;<em>\u201cf\u00e1g an bealach,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;meaning&nbsp;<em>\u201cclear the way.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;This rallying cry echoed through various Irish-majority military units formed due to the Irish diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Brigade_%28Union_Army%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Among all Union army brigades, only the&nbsp;<strong>1st Vermont Brigade<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>Iron Brigade<\/strong>&nbsp;suffered more combat fatalities than the Irish Brigade during the Civil War<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Brigade_%28Union_Army%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>. Let\u2019s delve into its formation and the regiments that constituted this remarkable unit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>63rd New York Infantry<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>69th New York Infantry<\/strong>&nbsp;(the&nbsp;<em>\u201cFighting 69th\u201d<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>88th New York Infantry<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>29th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry<\/strong>&nbsp;(initially part of the brigade but later replaced by the 28th Massachusetts Infantry, primarily composed of Irish immigrants)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>116th Pennsylvania Infantry<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These five regiments formed the core of the Irish Brigade, and their valor left an indelible mark on American history. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udf40<br><br>\ud83c\udf40 So der ya have it! Here&#8217;s to smooth shaves and the spirit of St. Paddy&#8217;s Day! May yer lathers be rich and yer razors true. Sl\u00e1inte! \ud83c\udf7b\ud83e\ude92<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Brigade_%28Union_Army%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Irish Brigade (Union Army) (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/american-civil-war\/the-irish-brigade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Irish Brigade (History.com)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanhistorycentral.com\/entries\/irish-brigade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Irish Brigade (American History Central)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2618\ufe0f\ud83e\ude92 HAPPY ST. PATRICK&#8217;S DAY \u2618\ufe0f\ud83e\ude92 Top o&#8217; the mornin&#8217;, troopers! Today&#8217;s grooming escapade brings us a special collaboration from Subtle Art Soap Co, Bricktown Grooming, and The Shave Supply\u2014a set that holds a special place in me heart, as it marked the beginning of me wet shaving journey last year. \ud83c\udf08 Aye, I missed &#8230; <a title=\"#SOTD 17 Mar 2024\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/17\/sotd-17-mar-2024\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#SOTD 17 Mar 2024<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[8,4,69,20,74,75],"class_list":["post-421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sotd","tag-bricktowngrooming","tag-paa","tag-razorock","tag-sotd","tag-subtleartsoapco","tag-theshavesupply"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":427,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions\/427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shavetrooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}