Ghost Crab Takes me to her House at the Outer Banks
After walking from this spot up to the Corolla Horses then back, while collecting sea shells, we had spent all morning on the beach and walked three miles!
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: 1861-1865 Civil War
Napoleonic Engineering and Lafayette in Buckland
Since I’ve driven down this road numerous times and wondered about the historical marker near the charming houses along Broad Run, we indulged our curiosity.
Bristoe Station, Stonewall Jackson, Orange & Alexandria RR
One of the Union soldiers discovered the severed telegraph line, repaired it, and alerted the Union forces to stop the trains.
Sam Houston and Texas Revolution Sighting in Virginia
Church Hill at Timber Ridge, which was built long after Sam Houston and his family moved to Tennessee, was in the Civil War movie, Gods and Generals.
When the 1860 Lincoln Election Flag Flew over Occoquan
On the 4th of July, nearly 60 abolitionist Black Republicans erected a liberty pole at Rockledge Mansion, owned by a Quaker named Josepth T. Janney.
President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day commemorates the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg, when President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
Looking for the Lees amongst the Ruins of Leesylvania
Confederate General Robert E. Lee ordered these artillery positions on the grounds of his ancestral home, since the river meandered from Washington DC.
19th Century Civil War Cyclorama at Gettysburg
The tragedy of the Civil War transformed the cyclorama from the art form of entertainment to memorial, because veterans wanted to tell their story.
Chapman Mill Destroyed by Confederates during Union Advance
Union troops occupied Thoroughfare Gap near the mill as the Confederates advanced towards Manassas, resulting in the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap.
Beloved Memorial to George Washington: Arlington House
George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Washington, built Arlington House as a memorial to his beloved step-grandfather.
