It's called the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum. Location is near Savannah at the Pooler, GA exit of I95. I learned so much at this place, that I...
Location: Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg When: The afternoon of July 2, 1863 Who: General Hancock's 2nd Corps... 1st Minnesota Regiment Hancock's...
I've always been fascinated with the Zouave uniforms a few of the regiments wore during the Civil War. So bright and... different. I think rather...
All that remains of Camp Letterman today is a couple of plaques and benches in the Giant Foods parking lot. I go into Giant every time I'm at...
Sometimes it's a bit of a curse to know history. I hear the statements that are being made from the administration about not having to go back to...
Although it's rather expensive, I've found that having a subscription to ancestry .com has been a very positive thing for me. There are so many...
Confederate General Alfred Iverson wasn't very respected by his troops. At Gettysburg, for some reason he didn't have the presence of mind to know...
I find it interesting that Lincoln offered field command of the U. S. Army to Robert E. Lee in spring of 1861. He was a Whig party member and part...
Anyone care to give an opinion on why you think General Lee thought the charge on the 3rd at Gettysburg was a good idea? I've stood there many times...
It was this date (June 22) in 1940 that the Nazis opened Auschwitz for the first... what do we call them? Victims? Prisoners? Every one of the...
Madison Strohlein (Skip) was lost in Vietnam nearly 43 ago (June 22, 1971). He was 23 (just barely) at the time and remains MIA to this day. US...
After the clash at Gettysburg's Peach Orchard on July 2, 1863, some wounded Union soldiers found refuge in the Joseph Sherfy barn along Emmitsburg...
There are over 18,000 Confederate soldiers from the Civil War buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. The cemetery is located on South...
I wasn't sure where to put this, so I'll try "Other Conflicts" because I can't post in the news section as far as I can see. Anyhow.... Iraq....
One of my favorite books is an hour-by-hour guide with maps... I've learned so much from this book! From the front cover, "Walking and Driving Tours...
It's strange that history doesn't say much about General George Armstrong Custer being at Gettysburg during the battle. I mean like who knew?! But...
I have been to a few of the WWII weekends at President Eisenhower's farm in Gettysburg. I've always come away with a lot more knowledge than before...
I've been seeing many families that have lost brothers during the Civil War... sometimes brothers or a father and son in the same battle. It's...
There are few things I've wanted to do in my life that I didn't just plan and do... Rolling Thunder is one of those things. I've been to D.C. and...
While I was very aware that seeing The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall in D.C. would be a moving experience, I wasn't prepared for the full impact...
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