Tag Archives: American Civil War
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Day 8 – The start of the Manassas adventure
Leave a commentSeptember 17, 2019 by Mel
Before I start with today’s adventure I just want to comment on a post blog item from last night. We …
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Day 7 – Cedar Creek & Belle Grove
Leave a commentSeptember 16, 2019 by Lee
The Shenandoah valley with its rich farming was known as the breadbasket for the Confederate Army of Northan Viginia. The …
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Day 6 – Winchester
Leave a commentSeptember 15, 2019 by Mel
Today was another spontaneous change to our original plans. Instead of driving straight through to Middletown, we decided to go …
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Day 5 – Harpers Ferry
Leave a commentSeptember 13, 2019 by Lee
We woke this morning with the intention to visit South Mountain, which was the prelude battle before Antietam 1862. From …
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Day 4 – Antietam
Leave a commentSeptember 13, 2019 by Mel
Today was one of our planned trips. We got up early and after some breakfast headed out to Antietam National …
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Day 3 – A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one……
4September 12, 2019 by Lee
Where to begin…. Well, we had planned to wake early and capture the sunrise from a different part of the …
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Day 2…. the calm before the Storm !
Leave a commentSeptember 11, 2019 by Mel
Today was our first full day in Gettysburg.  It started really early as we haven’t yet managed to get used …
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Day 1 – Waiting……
1September 10, 2019 by Lee
So, after an early start, breakfast done, bags checked in and here we are at the airport waiting for the …
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And so it begins….. America Holiday 2019
2September 8, 2019 by Mel
Wow, and here we are again. I can’t believe it has been 3 years since our last holiday to the …
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The Battle of Fredricksburg
2September 2, 2019 by Lee
Well, being American Civil War enthusiasts we noticed on the Entoyment Wargaming & Hobbies Facebook page they were hosting the …
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