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***Yes, yes - I know that National Tourism Week has long since passed, but the way I see it is as travelers, you visits the icons anytime of the year.***
Living History: If you happen to love American History, then you will love visiting Virginia. The state is home to America’s Historic Triangle (Jamestown, Yorktown and […]
For some reason, not all people like to shop during their vacation. Don’t ask me why… but it seems that some people would rather visit sites like this. Just kidding. Fort Pulaski looks as if it would be a great place to visit if you are in South Carolina. Actually, there is something for […]
This is the nations oldest and most visited national military park. In 1863, the Union and Confederate armies lost 34,000 men.
Did You Know…
The four Union generals given credit for bringing an end to the Civil War (Generals Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, George H. Thomas, and Philip Sheridan) were all […]
How many times have you ventured down an old sideroad and noticed an overgrown cemetary that seemed to have been long forgotten? You might stop the next time and take a closer look. It seems that a quiet little cemetary in West Virginia turned out to be a lot more important than anyone ever guessed.
“Last summer, […]
“The painting is the size of a football field. It took a team of artists two years to complete the depiction of the battle of Gettysburg, and when they had finished, the work weighed six tons.For four decades, the 124-year-old oil painting has been rolled up in cylinders and stored at Wake Forest University in […]
Union Soldier Paperweight
American Civil War Confederate Mural
CIVIL WAR CHESS SET
I met a man years ago who had a fascination for all things Civil War and decorated his office to prove it. It was quite an impressive room. I picked out these items with him in mind.
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Take a few minutes and look at this photo. What must life have been like for the men who lived here? And now on to the final resting place of many of them…
This list has long been held in the hope of procuring Its completion. It was supplied by the wife of […]
In the Mississippi city of Natchez, deep among forest trees dripping with Spanish moss, stands an unfinished “Oriental Villa” known as Longwood. Planned in 1859 for cotton-nabob Dr. Haller Nutt by Philadelphia’s fashionable architect, Samuel Sloan, this eight-sided castle was begun in 1860. Work halted abruptly in 1861, when the Confederate bugles echoed across the […]
The Pentagon Barracks located in east Baton Rouge has more history then some small country’s. The land where the barracks now stand have been fought over by more nations then one can count. The barracks them selves were originally build in 1824 to house US Army Troops, today owned by the University of Louisiana and […]
Locals have been talking about this cemetary since 1865. Apparently more than a few people have spotted phantom Union soldiers in the graveyard. If you are Civil War history buff, this might be one area to add to your must see list! And around Halloween, they do say that the “curtain” between the two worlds […]
From the Interstates to the backroads throughout Texas to D.C., travel along at Southern Byways to discover new places to visit.
Written by Apryl Chapman Thomas [email] for b5media.
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