Miller's Corn Field

Farmer Miller's Cornfield
Antietam National Battlefield
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Site of Stonewall Jackson's Passing

The out building on the Chandler Plantation at Guinea Station
where Stonewall Jackson died.
The room in which Stonewall Jackson left
to "rest under the shade of the trees".
"General Orders
Hdqrs. Army of Northern Virginia,

No. 61.
May 11, 1863.

With deep grief, the commanding general announces to the army the death of Lieutenant General T. J. Jackson, who expired on the 10th instant, at 3.15 p.m. The daring, skill, and energy of this great and good soldier, by the decree of an all-wise Providence, are now lost to us. But while we mourn his death, we feel that his spirit still lives, and will inspire the whole army with his indomitable courage and unshaken confidence in God as our hope and our strength. Let his name be a watchword to his corps, who have followed him to victory on so many fields. Let officers and soldiers emulate his invincible determination to do everything in the defense of our beloved country.

R. E. LEE,

General."

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Randy

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Major General John Fulton Reynolds

Equestrian statue of Major General John F. Reynolds
at Gettysburg National Military Park
A 19th Century photograph of a marker noting
the spot where General Reynolds was killed,
July 1, 1863.
Statue of a proud, determined John Reynolds who would die on these grounds defending his home state of Pennsylvania. Just beneath is an early photograph taken in Reynolds' Woods a few paces south of the fence now bordering the McPherson Farm.

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Randy

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In Honor of Judi's Great-Grandfather

Shiloh's Bloody Lane
Shiloh's Bloody Pond
Roy White, a friend of mine who had relatives who fought with General Braxton Bragg in Tennessee, took these pictures while visitng the Battlefield at Shiloh.

Judi, who has kindly left several nice comments about this blog, also had a relative who served on these grounds. For you both, I post these pictures in honor of your family members who helped to build our history.

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Randy

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Major General George Gordon Meade

The modest gravesite of Union Major General George Gordon Meade
at Philadelphia’s Laurel Hill Cemetery.
On July 2, 1863, as General George Meade rode the lines of battle, he noted a Confederate force approaching a gap in his line along Cemetery Ridge. His son described what happened next. "The General realizes the situation but too well. He straightens himself up in his stirrups as do also the aids who now ride closer to him, bracing themselves up to meet the crisis. It is in the minds of those who follow him that he is going to throw himself into the breach." General John Newton would arrive with reinforcements in time to fill the gap and save that portion of the Union line on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

General Meade now rests peacefully under this modest stone which reads, "He did his work bravely and is at rest."

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Randy

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Quote source: "Gettysburg" by Stephen W. Sears

The Wheat Field & the 116th PA

Monument to the 116th Pennsylvania near the Wheat Field at Gettysburg.
According to the book, "Gettysburg: Stories of Men and Monuments", an officer walking over the battlefield came upon a young soldier from the 116th Pennsylvania Infantry. Although killed during the battle, the trace a slight smile remained on his face. The inspiration for this beautiful monument came from that young soldier.

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Randy

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Barlow's Knoll

Barlow's Knoll and the statue of General Francis Channing Barlow at sunset. Gettysburg National Military Park.

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Randy

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Gettysburg National Cemetery

The National Cemetery at Gettysburg.

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A Holy Place

St. Paul's Church in Richmond Virginia in which Confederate President Jefferson Davis received General Robert E. Lee's April 2, 1865 note which read, "I advise that all preparations be made for leaving Richmond tonight."

This place of worship also served as one of the many places where Lee set a stirring, public example for how to approach reconciliation. {Click below for a History Channel re-telling of this story.}

A Perspective on Robert E. Lee

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Randy

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Slave Auction Block

The remains of a slave auction block on a street corner in Fredericksburg Virginia.

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Randy

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