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Arlington National Cemetery Redux -a photo essay
Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for many of our nation’s most cherished HEROES. Its history dates back to the Civil War when the U.S. Government foreclosed on the estate of CSA General Robert E. Lee. Overlooking Washington … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Essays (miscellaneous)
Tagged Arlington National Cemetery, Baldy Smith, Civil War, Frank Wheaton, G.W.C. Lee, George Crook, George Washington, George Washington Custis Lee, George Washington Parke Custis, Green C Smith, Green Clay Smith, Green Smith, John Hatch, John Meigs, John P Hatch, John R Meigs, Joseph A Mower, Mary Lee, Montgomery C Meigs, Montgomery Meigs, Phil Sheridan, Philip H Sheridan, Philip Sheridan, R E Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Samuel D Sturgis, Samuel Sturgis, Stephen Burbridge, Stephen G Burbridge, Swift Run Gap, Thomas Crittenden, Thomas T Crittenden, United States vs Lee, W F Smith, William F Smith
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Montgomery, Alabama -a photo essay
This past July I was in Montgomery, Alabama for work meetings. Besides being the state capital, Montgomery is also the county seat for Montgomery County. Today, the city has a population slightly more than 200,000 -a significant increase from the … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Essays (miscellaneous)
Tagged Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, B D Fry, Birkett D Fry, Birkett Fry, Civil War, First White House of the Confederacy, Jack Thorington, James Clanton, James H Clanton, James H Wilson, James Harrison Wilson, James Holtzclaw, James T Holtzclaw, James Wilson, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson F Davis, John C C Sanders, John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders, John Sanders, Phillip Taunton, R E Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Tennent Lomax, William C Oates, William L Yancey, William Lowndes Yancey, William Oates, William Yancey
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Battle of Antietam -149th anniversary
Today is the 149th anniversary of the single bloodiest day in American history -September 17, 1862. On this day two armies met near the small town of Sharpsburg, Maryland. One was intent on protecting his escape route over the Potomac … Continue reading
Bennett Place -a photo essay
I visited the historic Bennett Place, in Durham, North Carolina, this past July. Run by the state of North Carolina, it is a historic site that you need to visit if you are in the area. I was fortunate to … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Photo Essays, Historical Events, Photo Essays (miscellaneous)
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln assassination, Andrew Johnson, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of Tennessee, Battle of Appomattox Station, Battle of Averasboro, Battle of Averasborough, Battle of Bentonville, Bennett Place, Civil War, Diane Smith, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson F Davis, Jeremiah Degennaro, John Breckinridge, John C Breckinridge, John Guss, John W Guss, Joseph E Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Kent Hinkson, Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign, R E Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William Sherman, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman
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Battle of South Mountain -149th Anniversary
Today, September 14, is the 149th anniversary of the Battle of South Mountain. Part of the 1862 Maryland Campaign, it is more often than not overshadowed by the Battle of Antietam which followed three days later. With nearly 5,000 combined … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged 27th Indiana Infantry, Abraham Lincoln, Ambrose Burnside, Ambrose E Burnside, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Army of Virginia, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Chantilly, Battle of Crampton's Gap, Battle of Harpers Ferry, Battle of Sharpsburg, Battle of South Mountain, Bill Franklin, D H Hill, Daniel Harvey Hill, Dixon Miles, Dixon S Miles, Fox's Gap, George B McClellan, George Brinton McClellan, George McClellan, Harvey Hill, J.E.B. Stuart, James Ewell Brown Stuart, James Longstreet, JEB Stuart, John Pope, Lafayette McLaws, Maryland Campaign, R E Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Second Battle of Bull Run, Second Battle of Manassas, Seven Days, Special Order 191, Stonewall Jackson, The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, The Seven Days, Thomas Jackson, Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Turner's Gap, William B Franklin, William Franklin
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148th Anniversary of the conclusion of fighting at Gettysburg
Today is the 148th anniversary of the third day of fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. This battle was destined to become the epic battle in a war of epic battles: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Stones River, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Battlefield Wanderings, General Musings, Significant Battles
Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, battle of stones river, Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War, Franklin Nashville Campaign, George G Meade, George Gordon Meade, George Meade, Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park Service, R E Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee
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