Easily the most prominent “man on a horse” statue at Virginia’s Manassas National Battlefield Park is that of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Weirdly, it’s a.) only been around since 1940, and b.) looks nothing like the real Jackson—or his horse.
Near Harpers Ferry is a large piece of masonry that represents something quite rare: a memorial specifically dedicated to the war correspondents and artists who covered the Civil War.
Point Park, on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee is known for its stunning views of Chattanooga and the Tennessee River, almost 2,000 feet below. It also has an amazing entrance, entirely built of […]
I’ve visited Gettysburg on five separate occasions over the years. But the most memorable of these was the time a ranger was giving us a tour of the National Military Cemetery and decided to go off script and do something a bit different. Suddenly we were off on a graveyard adventure!
Fort Sumter in South Carolina is a good example of how times change in historical commemoration. Just as surely as the Confederate bombardment of the Union fort marked the start of that war on April 12, 1861, the calendar marked Sumter’s position at the leading edge of profound changes in Civil War centennial commemorations between 1961 and the sesquicentennial in 2011.
I felt a familiar Lincoln buzz the first time I walked up Washington, DC’s 10th Street NW to visit Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site in Washington, DC. The street has changed significantly since the 1860s, though the theater and the Petersen House are still there. Both are now run by the National Park Service.
I wanted to write something about Appomattox Court House but I can’t do that without also bringing up the strange tale of Wilmer McLean, a man who often said that the Civil War started in his front yard and ended in his front parlor. And he was right!
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