Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery. It was there that I stumbled onto a grave that had two tombstones, old & new. The new claimed that the man had served in the Confederate army, giving his unit. The old stone, flat to the ground, revealed that he had been enslaved. The mystery of this alleged “Black Confederate soldier” led to my first ECW guest post, “A Tale of Two Tombstones.” The rest, as they say, is history.
I am torn between Shiloh and Franklin. Shiloh because it was General Grant’s break-out battle, Franklin because of Hood’s decisions that resulted in the deaths of (among others) six Confederate generals, including one of my favorites — Patrick Cleburn.
I don’t get out that way much. I like the Orchard Knob Knoll. Somehow it survived megalomaniaism of generations of property developers, yea us. There was a small battle to capture it in 1863. You can look over at Missionary Ridge, and say to your right, whether someone is standing there or not, “Who ordered that charge?”
The Round Forest and Stones River National Cemetery area is some of the more evocative terrain I’ve come across. Honorable mention to Missionary Ridge and Shiloh.
One of the reasons that I would choose Shiloh is because the area is still rural so there is a feeling of being in the era. Although there is still much that could be preserved, I like this site because unlike some others lose visual appear must be imagined, should I lose still has the ability to set us back in time
Shiloh is a great battlefield and has the bonus of being 20 minutes or so from the Buford Pusser Home and Museum. It is still open despite the fact that the Walking Tall legend was a fraud who murdered his wife according to a recent state police investigation. If you think Civil War controversies are heated, take a look at the Pusser case.
Lookout Mountain with the tram ride and the view of seven state at the top! Plus staying in a train car hotel make it the most fun for a battlefield but the Hornet’s Nest at Shiloh is the most unexplainable site on any battlefield! You can still hear the minie balls wizzing bye with a slight wind! Franklin gets honorable mention with a the tragic story of Confederate soldier Todd Carter’s death yards from his boyhood home front door!
The Jack Daniel’s Distillery. While it didn’t officially exist yet in the War years, the War did heavily influence the people and events that would have such an impact on it. It’s an interesting story.
Shiloh
Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery. It was there that I stumbled onto a grave that had two tombstones, old & new. The new claimed that the man had served in the Confederate army, giving his unit. The old stone, flat to the ground, revealed that he had been enslaved. The mystery of this alleged “Black Confederate soldier” led to my first ECW guest post, “A Tale of Two Tombstones.” The rest, as they say, is history.
I am torn between Shiloh and Franklin. Shiloh because it was General Grant’s break-out battle, Franklin because of Hood’s decisions that resulted in the deaths of (among others) six Confederate generals, including one of my favorites — Patrick Cleburn.
I don’t get out that way much. I like the Orchard Knob Knoll. Somehow it survived megalomaniaism of generations of property developers, yea us. There was a small battle to capture it in 1863. You can look over at Missionary Ridge, and say to your right, whether someone is standing there or not, “Who ordered that charge?”
Lookout Mountain is hard to beat……….but I’ll say Shiloh. Just a fantastic battlefield to visit and study.
The Round Forest and Stones River National Cemetery area is some of the more evocative terrain I’ve come across. Honorable mention to Missionary Ridge and Shiloh.
One of the reasons that I would choose Shiloh is because the area is still rural so there is a feeling of being in the era. Although there is still much that could be preserved, I like this site because unlike some others lose visual appear must be imagined, should I lose still has the ability to set us back in time
I would like to put Fort Donelson in the conversation.
Shiloh is a great battlefield and has the bonus of being 20 minutes or so from the Buford Pusser Home and Museum. It is still open despite the fact that the Walking Tall legend was a fraud who murdered his wife according to a recent state police investigation. If you think Civil War controversies are heated, take a look at the Pusser case.
Shiloh. It was the first battlefield I ever visted. I was five.
Lookout Mountain with the tram ride and the view of seven state at the top! Plus staying in a train car hotel make it the most fun for a battlefield but the Hornet’s Nest at Shiloh is the most unexplainable site on any battlefield! You can still hear the minie balls wizzing bye with a slight wind! Franklin gets honorable mention with a the tragic story of Confederate soldier Todd Carter’s death yards from his boyhood home front door!
The Jack Daniel’s Distillery. While it didn’t officially exist yet in the War years, the War did heavily influence the people and events that would have such an impact on it. It’s an interesting story.
Honorable mention to Lookout Mountain.
Shiloh and Franklin