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Posted on 5/15/14 at 6:37 pm to DoubleDown
Posted on 5/15/14 at 6:37 pm to DoubleDown
I've visited Shiloh, Murfreesboro (Stones River to Yankee types), Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Courthouse. The thing that struck me most about the last four is how close they are together. You literally drive off of one and directly on to the next.
Of the ones I've seen, Shiloh is probably the most well-preserved, and Murfreesboro the worst. The ones in Virginia have been covered in places by urban developments, but you can still track the actions there. There are some good museums and landmarks to help you.
Spotsylvania Courthouse is probably the most interesting battlefield I have visited. The Confederate trenches at the Mule Shoe are still there, and you can get out of your car and walk the entire length of them. It looks more like a First World War site than what most people think of as the Civil War. It is not difficult to imagine how brutal the fighting there must have been.
Of the ones I've seen, Shiloh is probably the most well-preserved, and Murfreesboro the worst. The ones in Virginia have been covered in places by urban developments, but you can still track the actions there. There are some good museums and landmarks to help you.
Spotsylvania Courthouse is probably the most interesting battlefield I have visited. The Confederate trenches at the Mule Shoe are still there, and you can get out of your car and walk the entire length of them. It looks more like a First World War site than what most people think of as the Civil War. It is not difficult to imagine how brutal the fighting there must have been.
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Posted on 5/15/14 at 6:39 pm to RollTide1987
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RollTide1987 Who Lives Near A Civil War Battlefield? Hasn't the Stones River battlefield mostly been destroyed by urban sprawl?
The battle was fought on over 3000 acres. the park is 728 acres, but from what I can tell it has been the same size since it's dedication in the 1920s
Posted on 5/15/14 at 6:39 pm to BigOrangeBri
The University of Arkansas sits on a battlefield and between the two biggest battles west of the Mississippi River.
On Dickson Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Headquarters to both sides during the Battle of Fayetteville. Cannonball marks can still be seen in the front door to this day. Dickson street (The actual street) was used for a Hospital of Confederate soldiers trying to hold Fayetteville away from Union hands. Rich history at the University of Arkansas and the Civil War. Our first President of the University was a Confederate General.
Northwest Arkansas was covered in the Civil War. Fayetteville was burned to the grounded twice by both sides trying to keep supplies from each other. It's a shame all the awesome Antebellum homes were burned with them.
Most here don't realize but Fayetteville, Arkansas was established in 1829.
History is interesting..
Notice the date of the NYT 1862 claiming a Union Victory. Note this piece showing another battle in 1863.
Fayetteville was burned extensively.
On Dickson Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Headquarters to both sides during the Battle of Fayetteville. Cannonball marks can still be seen in the front door to this day. Dickson street (The actual street) was used for a Hospital of Confederate soldiers trying to hold Fayetteville away from Union hands. Rich history at the University of Arkansas and the Civil War. Our first President of the University was a Confederate General.
Northwest Arkansas was covered in the Civil War. Fayetteville was burned to the grounded twice by both sides trying to keep supplies from each other. It's a shame all the awesome Antebellum homes were burned with them.
Most here don't realize but Fayetteville, Arkansas was established in 1829.
History is interesting..
Notice the date of the NYT 1862 claiming a Union Victory. Note this piece showing another battle in 1863.
Fayetteville was burned extensively.
This post was edited on 5/15/14 at 6:41 pm
Posted on 5/15/14 at 6:47 pm to TheTideMustRoll
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Of the ones I've seen, Shiloh is probably the most well-preserved, and Murfreesboro the worst. The ones in Virginia have been covered in places by urban developments, but you can still track the actions there. There are some good museums and landmarks to help you.
You should checkout Chattanooga/Chickamauga/Lookout mountain and Franklin. They're all really nice
Posted on 5/15/14 at 6:49 pm to BigOrangeBri
My great grandfather (yes, just one 'great') and three of his brothers fought at Chickamauga, and other battles out that way with the 2nd Arkansas Infantry, Co. G.
We didn't have many real 'battles' in Arkansas, but there was a sizable skirmish/fight at a river crossing not far from my house, at a place called Jenkin's Ferry on the Saline River in south central Arkansas. In fact, the 150th anniversary of the battle was just a couple of weeks ago or so, had a big reenactment etc...
We didn't have many real 'battles' in Arkansas, but there was a sizable skirmish/fight at a river crossing not far from my house, at a place called Jenkin's Ferry on the Saline River in south central Arkansas. In fact, the 150th anniversary of the battle was just a couple of weeks ago or so, had a big reenactment etc...
Posted on 5/15/14 at 6:52 pm to WonderWartHawg
What are you talking about?
30,000 men on a battlefield in Pea Ridge, Arkansas isn't a real "battle".
6,200 people died not even counting the ones from infection or wounded. There were 22,000 at the Prairie Grove battle too.
Confederate Deaths from each state across all theaters.
30,000 men on a battlefield in Pea Ridge, Arkansas isn't a real "battle".
6,200 people died not even counting the ones from infection or wounded. There were 22,000 at the Prairie Grove battle too.
Confederate Deaths from each state across all theaters.
This post was edited on 5/15/14 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 5/15/14 at 7:00 pm to beaver
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I grew up by Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield
Spent my summers during undergrad taking my dog up the mountain...great running trails
Kennesaw Mountain is an interesting place. I love touring old battlefields.
Pea ridge is in NW Arkansas. There were some smaller battles and skirmishes (Red River Campaign) close by where I grew up in South Arkansas but Vicksburg is the closest major battlefield.
Posted on 5/15/14 at 7:06 pm to Porky
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Pea ridge is in NW Arkansas. There were some smaller battles and skirmishes (Red River Campaign) close by where I grew up in South Arkansas but Vicksburg is the closest major battlefield.
If you mean by major anything over 15,000 deaths then you're correct, Vicksburg is the only answer. Everything else was much further east because their (Union) object was to take the Mississippi River and then concentrate everything far east to Atlanta.
This post was edited on 5/15/14 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 5/15/14 at 7:08 pm to WonderWartHawg
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We didn't have many real 'battles' in Arkansas, but there was a sizable skirmish/fight at a river crossing not far from my house, at a place called Jenkin's Ferry on the Saline River in south central Arkansas. In fact, the 150th anniversary of the battle was just a couple of weeks ago or so, had a big reenactment etc...
That was part of Lincoln's "Red River Campaign" and "Camden Expedition". There were at least four fortifications around Camden. Battle of Poison Springs was fought nearby. It wasn't a large battle but it was a significant battle from a strategic standpoint. Federal troops had to flee Camden and retreat back to Little Rock after being ambushed outside Camden.
Strategically, the ambush prevented Union forces from advancing into the Shreveport and Texas area at the time.
This post was edited on 5/15/14 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 5/15/14 at 7:13 pm to SunHog
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If you mean by major anything over 15,000 deaths then you're correct, Vicksburg is the only answer. Everything else was much further east because their (Union) object was to take the Mississippi River and then concentrate everything far east to Atlanta.
Pea Ridge was a significant battle. Beautiful place. I used to love to drive around out there when I was in school at Fayetteville.
Posted on 5/15/14 at 7:19 pm to Porky
You'll like this..
All signification battles of each year.
1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
The Civil War at a glance. Union War Path.
Union Strategy in the West 1861 - 1865
1. Mississippi River Campaigns, 1861-63
2. Campaign to Secure Missouri, 1861-62
3. Operations against Chattanooga, 1861-63
4. Red River Campaign, 1864
5. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, 1864
6. Sherman's Savannah Campaign (March to the Sea) 1864
7. Sherman's Carolinas Campaign, 1865
All signification battles of each year.
1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
The Civil War at a glance. Union War Path.
Union Strategy in the West 1861 - 1865
1. Mississippi River Campaigns, 1861-63
2. Campaign to Secure Missouri, 1861-62
3. Operations against Chattanooga, 1861-63
4. Red River Campaign, 1864
5. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, 1864
6. Sherman's Savannah Campaign (March to the Sea) 1864
7. Sherman's Carolinas Campaign, 1865
Posted on 5/15/14 at 7:23 pm to SunHog
Civil War Battlefields in the National Park System
* Fort Sumter, South Carolina (April 12-14, 1861)
* First Manassas, Virginia (July 21, 1861)
* Wilson's Creek, Missouri (August 10, 1861)
* Fort Pickens (Santa Rosa Island), Florida (October 9, 1861)
* Fort Donelson, Tennessee (February 11-16, 1862)
* Pea Ridge, Arkansas (March 6-8, 1862)
* Glorieta Pass, New Mexico (March 26-28, 1862)
* Shiloh, Tennessee (April 6-7, 1862)
* Fort Pulaski, Georgia (April 10-11, 1862)
* Seven Days' Battles Around Richmond, Virginia (June 25-July 1, 1862)
* Mechanicsville (Beaver Dam Creek), Virginia (June 26, 1862)
* Gaines' Mill, Virginia (June 27, 1862)
* Malvern Hill, Virginia (July 1, 1862)
* Second Manassas, Virginia (August 28-30, 1862)
* Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (September 12-15, 1862)
* Antietam, Maryland (September 16-18, 1862)
* Fredericksburg, Virginia (December 11-15, 1862)
* Stones River, Tennessee (December 31,1862-January 2,1863)
* Arkansas Post, Arkansas (January 9-11, 1863)
* Chancellorsville, Virginia (April 30-May 6, 1863)
* Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 1-3, 1863)
* Vicksburg, Mississippi (May 18-July 4, 1863)
* Chickamauga, Georgia (September 18-20, 1863)
* Chattanooga, Tennessee (November 23-25, 1863)
* The Wilderness, Virginia (May 5-7, 1864)
* Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia (May 8-21, 1864)
* Brice's Cross Roads, Mississippi (June 10, 1864)
* Cold Harbor, Virginia (May 31-June 12, 1864)
* Petersburg, Virginia (June 15-18, 1864)
* Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia (June 27, 1864)
* Monocacy, Maryland (July 9, 1864)
* Fort Stevens, District of Columbia (July 11-12, 1864)
* Tupelo, Mississippi (July 14-15, 1864)
* Appomattox Court House, Virginia (April 9, 1865)
These were the most important battles of the entire Civil War for various reasons or they wouldn't be National recognized by both sides.
* Fort Sumter, South Carolina (April 12-14, 1861)
* First Manassas, Virginia (July 21, 1861)
* Wilson's Creek, Missouri (August 10, 1861)
* Fort Pickens (Santa Rosa Island), Florida (October 9, 1861)
* Fort Donelson, Tennessee (February 11-16, 1862)
* Pea Ridge, Arkansas (March 6-8, 1862)
* Glorieta Pass, New Mexico (March 26-28, 1862)
* Shiloh, Tennessee (April 6-7, 1862)
* Fort Pulaski, Georgia (April 10-11, 1862)
* Seven Days' Battles Around Richmond, Virginia (June 25-July 1, 1862)
* Mechanicsville (Beaver Dam Creek), Virginia (June 26, 1862)
* Gaines' Mill, Virginia (June 27, 1862)
* Malvern Hill, Virginia (July 1, 1862)
* Second Manassas, Virginia (August 28-30, 1862)
* Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (September 12-15, 1862)
* Antietam, Maryland (September 16-18, 1862)
* Fredericksburg, Virginia (December 11-15, 1862)
* Stones River, Tennessee (December 31,1862-January 2,1863)
* Arkansas Post, Arkansas (January 9-11, 1863)
* Chancellorsville, Virginia (April 30-May 6, 1863)
* Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 1-3, 1863)
* Vicksburg, Mississippi (May 18-July 4, 1863)
* Chickamauga, Georgia (September 18-20, 1863)
* Chattanooga, Tennessee (November 23-25, 1863)
* The Wilderness, Virginia (May 5-7, 1864)
* Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia (May 8-21, 1864)
* Brice's Cross Roads, Mississippi (June 10, 1864)
* Cold Harbor, Virginia (May 31-June 12, 1864)
* Petersburg, Virginia (June 15-18, 1864)
* Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia (June 27, 1864)
* Monocacy, Maryland (July 9, 1864)
* Fort Stevens, District of Columbia (July 11-12, 1864)
* Tupelo, Mississippi (July 14-15, 1864)
* Appomattox Court House, Virginia (April 9, 1865)
These were the most important battles of the entire Civil War for various reasons or they wouldn't be National recognized by both sides.
Posted on 5/15/14 at 7:30 pm to SunHog
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You'll like this..
All signification battles of each year.
Thanks!
I love American History. The Civil War was an especially interesting era. The more I learn about that era in history, the more I realize how complex the motivating factors were for for both sides involved as well factors relating to Europe and even Russia.
The site with the maps you posted...
Civil War
has a lot great information.
This post was edited on 5/15/14 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 5/15/14 at 7:39 pm to BigOrangeBri
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Which one? I was born in Ft. Oglethorpe so I grew up going to Lookout Mountain and Chickamauga. I now live about 5 miles From The Stones River National Battlefield.
I grew up about 5 blocks from Orchard Knob and about 10 blocks from the foot of Missionary Ridge
I live on the side of Missionary Ridge now, about 5 miles from Chickamauga Battlefield
Posted on 5/15/14 at 8:04 pm to SavageOrangeJug
Tennessee and Georgia both have interesting Civil War history. Shiloh is another battlefield I'd like to check out.
This post was edited on 5/15/14 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 5/15/14 at 8:51 pm to DByrd2
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I live in Centerville, TN (
Used to live in Columbia, I would work at the substation south of town on a regular basis. I loved Centerville, is Breece's still open on the square?
On topic, I live within an hour of Shiloh. When I was a kid in the Boy Scouts, we would go camp in the park overnight, and do a 12 mile hike over the battlefield the next day. The campout was always kind of spooky. I wonder if they still allow scouts to do that?
Posted on 5/15/14 at 8:57 pm to BigOrangeBri
Lexington is 20 miles north of Perryville where the Battle for Kentucky was fought October 8, 1862. Considering the casualties related to the engaged strengths of the armies, the Battle of Perryville was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. The Army of Mississippi fought the Army of the Ohio. The Army of Indiana took the most casualties. It was the largest battle fought in the state of Kentucky.
Meanwhile, my great-great-grandfather was fighting for the South under Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson. He was captured by the yankees at Lookout Mtn. November 24, 1863.
Battle of Perryville
Meanwhile, my great-great-grandfather was fighting for the South under Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson. He was captured by the yankees at Lookout Mtn. November 24, 1863.
Battle of Perryville
This post was edited on 5/15/14 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 5/15/14 at 9:03 pm to BigOrangeBri
I'm from deep south GA originally. The significant battles didn't come down this far. I lived close to where Jeff Davis was captured, though.
Posted on 5/15/14 at 9:09 pm to AgCoug
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I guess I live about 30 minutes from the Battle of Galveston. There wasn't a whole lot of Civil Warring in Tejas.
Live near Galveston also. Pretty much all of Galveston city was a part of the battle, as well as Galveston Bay.
Not a major battle during the war, by any means, but one of the main ones in Texas. Here's an article about a ship they just recovered over the last few years:
USS Westfield
Posted on 5/16/14 at 6:38 am to mauser
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Adm Farragut runs the gap at the mouth of the bay, close to Ft Morgan on the east and out of the reach of the Ft Gaines guns on Dauphin Island to the west.
The battle of Campbell Station was just outside of Knoxville at the birthplace of Admiral Farragut. The battle matched up Burnside vs. Longstreet.
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