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John Banks' Civil War Blog
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Hit the road with a Civil War adventurer
Franklin (Tenn.) battlefield reclamation
Battle of Franklin Trust historian Joseph Ricci explains an important effort to reclaim a “crown jewel” of the battlefield.
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ANTIETAM (Md.) BATTLEFIELD: A walk in the 40-Acre Cornfield
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On Sept. 17, 1862, Confederate soldiers under A.P. Hill routed the 16th Connecticut and other U.S, Army soldiers.
A walk in David R. Miller's cornfield at Antietam
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On Sept. 17, 1862, some of the most brutal fighting of the war occurred here.
A visit to New Market Heights battlefield
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Tim Talbott, who works for the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust, explains fighting on the New Market Heights battlefield, near Richmond, Virginia.
A visit to Confederate General John Pemberton's grave
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Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. Union General George Meade was buried in the same cemetery.
Antietam: A walk through the Bloody Cornfield (natural sound only)
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Scene of horrific fighting on Sept. 17, 1862
Battle of Richland Creek (Tenn.): Hood's retreat route
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In aftermath of Battle of Nashville, U.S. troops clashed here with rearguard of John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee on Dec. 24, 1864. Forces: 6,000 U.S. cavalry and 12 guns; 3,000 Confederate with eight guns.
High Bridge (Va.): A walk underneath bridge to inspect wartime piers
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I recently walked the modern span (windy!) for the first time and examined from below the bridge and its circa-1850 masonry piers-remains from the original that was rebuilt after the war. The railroad bridge played a pivotal role during Robert E. Lee’s retreat in April 1865-the area was a shooting gallery for real during the Battle of High Bridge on April 6-7, 1865. Now the bridge is the crown ...
Andersonville (Ga.): Morning walk at the POW camp
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Nearly 13,000 U.S. soldiers died here from February 1864-April 1865. “Words cannot describe the horrors,” 16th Connecticut Private Wallace Woodford said.
Thompson's Station: Secrets of a Tennessee battlefield
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Thompson’s Station, where two 19th Michigan soldiers - brothers Judson and Pasqua Austin - fired at the Rebs from “a projecting rock” along this railroad track on March 5, 1863. Let’s go see The Rock! READ MORE: john-banks.blogspot.com/2022/03/in-their-own-words-thompsons-station.html
Liberty Gap (Tenn.) battlefield with descendant of 49th Ohio sergeant
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Taylor Agan at the ground where his U.S. Army ancestor Jonathan Rapp fought in late June 1863.
Interview with Laura DeMarco, author of "Lost Civil War"
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In an interview with John Banks' Civil War blog, Laura DeMarco discusses her book, "Lost Civil War: The disappearing legacy of America's greatest conflict." The recently released book (176 pages) is lavishly illustrated with period photos and present-day images of battlefield sites, historic places and more.
World’s Largest Moon Pie
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Exclusive video from RC Cola MoonPie Festival in Bell Buckle, Tenn.
GETTYSBURG HOSPITALS: Interview with author James Gindlesperger, author of "Bullets & Bandages."
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GETTYSBURG HOSPITALS: Interview with author James Gindlesperger, author of "Bullets & Bandages."
Center for Civil War Photography board's holiday greeting
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Center for Civil War Photography board's holiday greeting
Nashville: A walk at Shy's Hill on a foggy fall morning
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Nashville: A walk at Shy's Hill on a foggy fall morning
Nashville: Train rumbles toward Dutchman’s Curve
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Nashville: Train rumbles toward Dutchman’s Curve
Parker's Crossroads (Tenn.): Union cemetery site:
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Parker's Crossroads (Tenn.): Union cemetery site:
A walk about Shy's Hill, Battle of Nashville site
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A walk about Shy's Hill, Battle of Nashville site
Stones River (Tenn.) battlefield" The Slaughter Pen
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Stones River (Tenn.) battlefield" The Slaughter Pen
Nashville battlefield: Redoubt No. 3
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Nashville battlefield: Redoubt No. 3
My third great grandfather; PVT Chester Woodworth, from Suffield CT was a member of Co D. He went to Antietam and was discharged in Dec 1862.
My third great grandfather; PVT Chester Woodworth was a member of Co D. He was from Suffield CT. He went to Antietam and was discharged in Dec 1862.
Thank you.
Thanks for posting as my knowledge of the Western Theater is at best, sketchy. McMillen should have been charged with attempted murder for his barbaric attack on General Smith. Why did he do that? Smith had fought a good fight and had already surrendered. Tragic.
This place is super haunted my buddy saw soldiers on horseback looking down at him from the ridge . Interesting place I wonder how much if any stuff has been found there great video
solid
Wow! Those confederates must have been real @!#%#@ to have lost this hill. Its crazy steep
Isray cool.as hell him and Bob Kraft
Cadet Defense Academy And Prussia
Do Cadet Defense Academy
Nation Of Khan
Send Khan In Pittsburg
I dont think you really know who he is that is not his picture.
Do you have evidence?
May Hood burn in hell for the slaughter he caused.
Walked up there yesterday, not for the faint if heart. I could not imagine running under fire!
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BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER WHAT A WASTE
Never did so many young men give everything for their Countries, only to be trampled by their forgetful heirs.
These are people's ancestors who fought to defend their homes.
Thanks for sharing!
Our pleasure!
God bless the UDC
Dont let democrats find out, theyll come in and try to get it removed
it needs more
Death is never a good thing. Unless you’re a born again Christian then your spirit goes to heaven instead of hell. But I have no sympathy for the people from the south. I’m not happy they were killed. But they are guilty of treason against America. If they wouldn’t have stood up In rebellion. They would’ve lived.
The only good confederate is a dead one. Looks like there's a pile of good ones that fed the worms in that spot.
It's kind of shocking how the vast majority of Confederate dead just vanished without a trace, even where Confederates won. Where are they?
I am afraid it won't be long and the History Erasers will unload a Bulldozer there and remove all traces of the mass graves. That is the way things are going lately. Almost all of my male ancestors and their brothers fought for the Confederacy, they were from Mississippi and Texas, actuall they were all from Alabama and Mississippi, the Texas men were Texas pioneers that went back to Mississippi and joined Mississippi regiments at the outbreak of the war. They will eventually get around to removing George Washington, T. Jefferson and A. Jackson from the Currency. These people suffered greatly and their descendants were affected for generations. BB
Thanks for walking the Hill John...Gives us old timers, who cant trudge these sites, a sense of how the battle played out...Kevin Rich
You ever been in those swamps?
Irish not Iron Brigade.
Just a note on THIS grave site, the concrete barrier is laid one way, However the grave itself, runs the other way. In other words the barrier runs from SIDE TO SIDE.. not end to end. The only one on the feild that is marked this way.
My great great great grandfather's fought side by side at the battle at Jenkins Ferry in Arkansas. They are also buried side by side in Our family cemetery.
Our family had 2 brothers where one fought for the south the other for the north. It’s part of this nations history. Good or bad. Getting rid of statues and names does nothing but cause new issues. It’s what made us. It’s interesting that the real cause of that war is still hotly debated today. Shiloh is a very quiet hallowed place. Can’t imagine what those soldiers went through on both sides.
Minorities say dig em up and burn them
The Union soldiers are a disgrace to this country
The Confederate sol the Confederate soldiers should have won the war and I would have celebrated with joy
While yall ragging on thes individual soilders who got caught up in the politics of their time remeber many of them where kids and towards the end of the war forced concription was a thing. Nothing is black and white, especially war and the politics behind it, especially when talking down the level of individual soilders motives for fighting.
Rest In Peace boys.
These are Americans.
Why the South picked a fight is more than I can understand.
None of us will ever totally understand how our young country could fight like that. Approximately 84 years young and totally torn apart.
My 3×Great grandfather is Buried there. John J Nichols.
Grant had his ship docked near here and it's where he found out battle of Shiloh started. Lew Wallace messed up big-time and came in late claiming he was lost in swamps.
Bloody blowout
Imagine charging up that hill -- under fire.............!!
It's so sad that so many confused people fought and died needlessly for terrible causes. This type of delirium is showing itself again in many of our less intelligent citizens. We hope the need for patriots to defeat traitors like these never happens again, but if the need arises, we will be sure to protect this great republic from seditionist traitors in every way.
Good job.
My great, great grandfather was with the 45th Tennessee Infantry and they were at Shiloh.
That tower is such an awesome vantage point because it's just about in the middle of the battlefield and you can see from one end of the battlefield to the other. The battlefield at Sharpsburg is fairly pristine without the commercialization you get at Gettysburg, although trying to get a plate of food at General Pickett's Buffet does give one a sense of the futility of his charge up Cemetery Ridge.
how many bodies were in each trench probably stacked layer upon layer to the fallen rest in peace