ACW Battlefields

The last battlefield myself and Larry visited, last November 2010, was that of Battlefield of New Market. The battle was fought on the 15 May… Read More »New Market -1864 (2010)

Harper’s Ferry situated on the junctions of the great Potomac River and the Shenandoah. A town of great significance in American history. The town was… Read More »Harper's Ferry

Some of the last images I took whilst on my tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield were of the Cemetery Ridge and the location of ‘Picket’s… Read More »Gettysburg – Cemetery Ridge -18 November 2010

Again I am sorry that the better images are still on my camera and I am unable to place them up on the blog for… Read More »Gettysburg – Little Round Top -18 November 2010

On my last day in Virginia we headed up to the battlefield of Gettysburg. Unfortunately the better images are on my camera, which I am… Read More »Gettysburg – 18 November 2010 – The 1st Day

Some of the last images I took were of Burnside’s Bridge and the area around it. I was surprised to see that this one bridge… Read More »Antietam – 16 Nov 2010 'Burnside's Bridge'

The above image was taken from the viewing tower, just on the eastern extreme of the “Bloody Lane’. It looks west along the positions of… Read More »Antietam – 16 Nov 2010 'The Bloody Lane'

After reading Stephen Sears ‘Landscape Turned Red’ it was hard to draw myself away from the images and horror of what took place on this… Read More »Antietam – 16 Nov 2010 'The Cornfield'

Last week I was fortunate enough to have travelled over to the East Coast of the US. My intention for the trip was to visit… Read More »My trip to Antietam – 17 Sep 1862 (16 Nov 2010)