It’s All About Terrain
One of the great moments for historians (amateur and, I can only assume, professional alike) is when they visit the landscape of a famous event and say “oh my God, I understand it all now!” For me, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is one such place.
People tend to forget that old [...]
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Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Posted in Georgia, tagged Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Civil War, Georgia, guns, history, National Parks, travel, warfare on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Andersonville National Historic Site, Andersonville, Georgia
Posted in Georgia, tagged Andersonville, Civil War, Georgia, history, inhumanity, National Parks, pow, prisoners, war on January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Torture and Corruption
Two sites in the National Park System have actually brought tears to my eyes. They represent events of such travesty and abhorrence; tears are a more-than-reasonable reaction. One of these sites is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a topic for another post. The other is the Civil War prison, Andersonville, and its accompanying National [...]
