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Operation: "Returning Home" Unknown New York State Civil War Soldier Sept. 17, 2009 :

Operation: "Returning Home" Unkno...

mickspics

Updated: Sep 22, 2009 8:27pm PST

Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, IL (8-22-09) : For 17 years of his life Abraham Lincoln called the city of Springfield, Illinois home. He bought the now-famous house in 1844 and moved in with his new wife, Mary and his son Robert. The home was much different at first, as you can see in the album. During his time in Springfield Lincoln rose from being a local lawyer, to congressman, to president-elect of the United States. Unfortunately Lincoln was never able to return in life to Springfield from Washington. After his assassination, the president's body was returned to his home town and laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The Abraham Lincoln Historic Site contains Lincoln's home and 12 additional structures that have survived since Lincoln's time. On a whirlwind tour, I was able to visit the Historic Site in its entirety along with many of the remaining structures remaining around town to which Lincoln was connected, finishing with his tomb...

Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, IL (8-...

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike)

For 17 years of his life Abraham Lincoln called the city of Springfiel ...

Updated: Aug 24, 2009 3:24pm PST

Civil War : The battlefields of America's war 1861-1865

Civil War

badhistory

The battlefields of America's war 1861-1865

Updated: Aug 14, 2009 11:08am PST

Chickamauga National Military Park, GA (2-21-07) : The Battle of Chickamauga was the culmination of weeks of fighting between Major General Rosecrans Army of the Cumberland and the rebel Army of the Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg. The Union forces had forced the Confederates steadily backwards before, on September 19, 1863, Bragg decided to make a stand near the West Chickamauga Creek. The battle raged for two long days. The Confederates slowly pushed the Union back before, on the second day, a fatal blunder by the Union command opened a gap in the center of their lines just as the Confederates under James Longstreet attacked. Half the Union army promptly fled the scene, along with their commanding general, William Rosecrans. Fortunately for the Union army another general by the name of George Thomas made a defiant stand at Snodgrass Hill which stemmed the Confederate tide preventing the Army of the Cumberland from total annihilation. Chickamauga was one of the bloodiest battles of the war with combined casualties numbering over 34,000 men. Unfortunately, we didn't have much time to explore the area in detail so we made a quick loop along the auto tour route. Additionally, I didn't resurrect these photos until nearly two years after I took them. This combination means that making a linear story of the battle, like I am fond of doing in my other albums, was impossible. I've done my best to match my shots with reports from others and maps I carried home with me. I always welcome comments if you notice that something isn't quite right. Anyway, enough of me...please, enjoy the album!!

Chickamauga National Military Park, G...

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike)

The Battle of Chickamauga was the culmination of weeks of fighting bet ...

Updated: Jul 31, 2009 10:09pm PST

Antietam National Battlefield, MD (6-27-09) : The Battle of Antietam marked the single bloodiest day in American history. Some 23,110 men were killed or wounded in action here on September 17, 1862. The fighting here was a result of Robert E. Lee's first attempt at taking the war north and the Union's attempt, under George McLellan, to stop him. The battlefield preserves such famous landmarks as the Dunker Church, the infamous Cornfield, the Sunken (or Bloody) Lane, and Burnside's (Lower) Bridge. This album follows the course of the battle as told along the self-guided auto tour that circles the park. Where I have been able to find pictures from the time of the battle I have included links to accompany my shots and descriptions...

Antietam National Battlefield, MD (6-...

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike)

The Battle of Antietam marked the single bloodiest day in American his ...

Updated: Jul 28, 2009 8:08pm PST

Gettysburg : 2009 Gettysberg reenactment .

Gettysburg

Marc

2009 Gettysberg reenactment .

Updated: Jul 18, 2009 6:47am PST

Gettysburg : Photos from the Battlefields of Gettysburg.

Gettysburg

N-SSA

Photos from the Battlefields of Gettysburg.

Updated: Jul 13, 2009 10:45am PST

Gettysburg Battlefield Trip : June 28, 2009

Gettysburg Battlefield Trip

ColdSteel120

June 28, 2009

Updated: Jul 01, 2009 8:02pm PST

Manassas Battlefield :

Manassas Battlefield

ColdSteel120

Updated: Jun 30, 2009 2:12pm PST

New Market Battlefield, VA (6-23-09) : The Battle of New Market was the result of General Ulysses S. Grant's desire, late in the Civil War, to gain control of the Confederacy's breadbasket...the Shenandoah Valley. In spring 1864 Union Major General Franz Sigel's army of 10,000 began there trek south to subdue the valley. Opposing them was a much smaller Confederate force of about 5,000 under the command of General John C. Breckenridge. Among the rebel force was a regiment of cadets from the nearby Virginia Military Institute. The battle took place on on a stormy day; May 15, 1864. Reluctant to use the cadets as cannon fodder, General Breckenridge at first held them back. It soon became clear however that, to break the Union lines, the cadets must be put in... The following series of photos sets you in the footsteps of the cadets as they marched into battle that day...

New Market Battlefield, VA (6-23-09)

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike)

The Battle of New Market was the result of General Ulysses S. Grant's ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2009 12:34pm PST

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