7/23/2008
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The Irish Brigade Some people have been confused by the concept of the Colonial Tavern...home to the Irish Brigade. So we are going to dispel the idea that we are ONLY an Irish pub. The original idea of the Colonial Tavern is to honor the Irish volunteers from the 63rd, 69th and 88th New York Voluntary Infantry and any other Irishmen who fought in the Civil War. One of the Irish leaders, Thomas Francis Meagher, is noted as a great man for leading the fight. The brigade was assigned to General Edwin V. Sumner's Division, Army of the Potomac. In March of 1862, the brigade became the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps. The Irish Brigade was almost always at the foremost position and suffered high casualties. Such was the case at the "Bloody Lane" at Antietem, below Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg, the battle in the Wheatfield at Gettysburg and at Chancellorsville. Efforts were made after the Chancellorsville battle to disband the brigade. General Meagher protested this action and resigned his commission on May 14, 1863. Though his resignation was later cancelled, he never again served in the field with the Irish Brigade.
Blessing for About Our Building Located in the old Virginia Central narrow gauge railway station, the building still captures the historical charm of days gone by! The"Virginia Central" was originally the The Potomac, Fredericksburg, & Piedmont Railroad (PF&P RR) and operated 38 miles (61 km) of 3 foot gauge railroad between Fredericksburg (with a connection to the Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomac Railroad) and Orange (with a connection to the Orange & Alexandria railroad). It operated as narrow gauge until after World War I. In 1926, the line was standard gauged and the name changed to the Virginia Central Railway. In 1938, the entire line was abandoned except for a two mile segment in Fredericksburg which lasted until 1983. Here's a link to a past article.
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