Video: Members of the 69th Remember Fredericksburg A video
statement of what the weekend's Battle of Fredericksburg 150th
meant to participants. Four reenactors portraying members of the
69th New York in the Battle of Fredericksburg Sesquicentennial
shared with Patch on video what the weekend meant to them. The
National Park Service marked the anniversary Sunday with a
procession from the Rappahannock River to Marye’s Heights,
following the 69th New York’s route of advance. The procession
ended along the historic Sunken Road, with a program featuring
music, readings, living historians and reflections on the events
of 150 years ago. The 69th New York was one of five regiments
that fought with the Irish Brigade, a unit composed largely of
Irish immigrants. On Dec. 13, 1862, the regiment joined dozens
of other Union regiments in attacking Marye’s Heights, losing
128 men, including each of its officers. Visit Battle of
Fredericksburg 150th for Fredericksburg Patch's assemblage of
information about and coverage of