Each year History Bus Trips are organized to trace the "footsteps" of the irishregiment. These weekend trips travel the roads marched by the 69th and walk their battlefields. The trips often stop at gravesite locations to honor the last resting plces of the lads killed in the war.
The first trip traced the early years of 1861 when the 69th was trained and then sent by train to washington DC to build Fort Ethan Allan. In the winter of 1861-1862 the regiment guarded the Potomac River west of Washington. They occupied Harper's Ferry and advanced on Winchester, Va
The second trip focused on the Pennisular campaign of 1862 and the Battle of Antietam. The tour visited battlesites, landing spots and traced the marching routes of the irish lads as they advanced on Richmond.
The third trip focused on the 1863 Battles of Fredericksburg; the Chancellorsville campaign and the Gettysburg campaign.
The fourth trip covered the "Overland Campaign" of 1864. Battlefields visited included Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna River & Cold Harbor.
Our most recent trip visited the Petersburg siege and Appomattox Courthouse locations
Contact Don Ernsberger for details
White Oak Swamp, Va