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Preserving our Battlefields: “History” and “Nature” are not mutually exclusive
In a recent post, James Broomall spoke of a panel discussion he’ll be moderating at the upcoming conference at Gettysburg College, “The Future of Civil War History: Looking Beyond the 150th.” Jim will be focusing on the future of battlefield … Continue reading
Fredericksburg in Harrisburg
Moment of Mercy by sculptor Terry Jones at the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA
A Chicken Couldn’t Live on That Field…..
Confederate guns on Marye’s Heights loom over the town of Fredericksburg and the pain below… See more photography from Kathleen Logothetis
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Civil War, National Park Service, Photography, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, linkedin, Logothetis-Photos, Marye's Heights, Photography
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Mercy
For more on the Kirkland Story, see my previous post See more photography from Kathleen Logothetis
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Photography, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Kirkland Monument, linkedin, Logothetis-Photos, monuments, Photography, Richard Kirkland
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Burnside’s Sword
One cool part of my experience in Fredericksburg last week that I didn’t yet get to mention: Ambrose Burnside’s sword is on display in the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center. A Pennsylvania collector, Alan Genetti, has loaned the sword to the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, National Park Service, Personalities, Sesquicentennial, Weapons
Tagged Ambrose Burnside, Battle of Fredericksburg, Burnside's sword, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, National Park Service
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The Unattainable Ground
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More Scenes from the Sunken Road
Sunday, December 9 started quiet and foggy in Fredericksburg. As I looked across the Slaughter Pen Farm, I could imagine the morning of December 13, 1862, as the men of John Reynolds’ First Corps looked across that same ground, through … Continue reading
Scenes from the Sunken Road
I had a pretty limited perspective of the many events going on in Fredericksburg yesterday because I spent the day working along the Sunken Road and the Stone Wall (which is one of my favorite places to interpret, so I … Continue reading
The Silent Guns
See more photography from Kathleen Logothetis
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Civil War, Monuments, National Park Service, Photography, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, linkedin, Logothetis-Photos, Photography, Prospect Hill, Sesquicentennial
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