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Category Archives: U.S. military history
Fort Bowie National Historic Site
A 3-mile roundtrip hike to the visitor center? That’s correct. Fort Bowie National Historical Site in southeastern Arizona is unique in the National Park system in the fact that you have to hike to the visitor center. We visited in late … Continue reading
Posted in Apache Pass, Apache Spring, Arizona, Chiricahua Apache, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Frontier Fort, History, National Historic Site, National Park Units, Southwest History, Southwestern U.S., Travels in the U.S., U.S. military history, U.S. National Park Unit, Western History
Tagged Apache Pass, Arizona, Bascom Affair, Chiricahua Apache, Cochise, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, hiking, history, military history, National Park, national park unit, Southwest, travel, U.S. history
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Fort Larned National Historic Site
We visited Fort Larned, Kansas, as part of a three-week trip with our camper and were extremely glad we did. Fort Larned is the best preserved Indian Wars’ Era fort along the Santa Fe Trail. We were there in the … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Frontier Fort, History, Kansas, National Historic Site, national park unit, National Park Units, Travel, Travels in the U.S., U.S. History, U.S. military history, U.S. National Park Unit, Western History
Tagged 10th US Cavalry, Civil War, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Frontier Fort, Indian War, Kansas, military fort, Pawnee Creek, prairie fort, Restored fort, Santa Fe Trail
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Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pea Ridge National Military Park is a 4,300 acre Civil War battlefield that preserves the site of the March 1862 battle and is one of the most intact battlefields in the United States. Even though located in Arkansas, the battle … Continue reading
Posted in American battlefield, Arkansas, Civil War, Civil War battlefield, History, Missouri, National Military Park, National Park Units, Pea Ridge National Military Park, Trail of Tears, Travel, U.S. History, U.S. military history, U.S. National Park Unit
Tagged Arkansas, Cherokee, Civil War, Civil War Battle, Civil War battlefield, Elkhorn Tavern, Missouri, Pea Ridge National Military Park, Trail of Tears, U.S. history, U.S. military history, U.S. National Park Unit
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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
In real estate, the mantra is always “location, location, location” and this also holds true for Civil War battles. In 1863, President Lincoln believed that taking Chattanooga was as important as taking Richmond. Why? Because it lay on the banks … Continue reading
Posted in American battlefield, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Civil War, Civil War battlefield, Georgia, History, National Military Park, National Park Units, Tennessee, Travel, Travels in the U.S., U.S. History, U.S. military history, U.S. National Park Unit
Tagged Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Civil War, Civil War Battle, Civil War battlefield, General Bragg, General Rosecrans, Georgia, national park unit, Tennessee, U.S. history, U.S. military history, U.S. National Park Unit, U.S. travel
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Shiloh National Military Park
We visited Shiloh National Military Park in Mississippi and Tennessee in September. The Battle of Shiloh and the siege of Corinth were important engagements early in the Civil War. “If defeated here we lose the Mississippi Valley, and probably our … Continue reading
Posted in American battlefield, Civil War, Civil War battlefield, Corinth, History, Mississippi, National Cemetery, National Historic Site, National Park Travels, National Park Units, Shiloh Battlefield, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee, Travel, Travels in the U.S., U.S. History, U.S. military history, U.S. National Park Unit
Tagged American battlefield, Civil War, Civil War battlefield, Corinth, Corinth Contraband Camp, Mississippi, National Cemetery, P.G.T. Beauregard, Shiloh Battlefield, Shiloh Meeting-House, Shiloh National Military Park, Siege of Corinth, Tennessee, U.S. Grant
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Voyageurs National Park
Water covers about 39% of Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota, an area most commonly known as Boundary Waters. Voyageurs is an example of southern boreal forest – sometimes called simply the “north woods.” It contains more than 900 islands, many … Continue reading
Posted in History, Kettle Falls, Minnesota, National Park, National Park Travels, Nature Photos, Travel, Travels in the U.S., U.S. military history, U.S. national parks, Voyaguers National Park, wilderness
Tagged "tiltin' Hilton", boundary waters, Canada, history, Kettle Falls, Minnesota, nature, travels, voyageurs, Voyageurs National Park
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Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield is located in Maryland about 70 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Visiting a battlefield is always a sobering experience and visiting Antietam was certainly that. Serene and quiet now, but on September 17, 1862, there occurred here … Continue reading
Posted in American battlefield, Antietam National Battlefield, Civil War, Civil War battlefield, History, Maryland, National Historic Site, National Park Units, Travel, Travels in the U.S., U.S. History, U.S. military history
Tagged Antietam National Battlefield, Civil War, Civil War Battle, George McClellan, history, Maryland, national park unit, Robert E. Lee, travels, U.S. history, U.S. military history, U.S. travel
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
When we decided to visit Harpers Ferry, we immediately thought John Brown and that was basically all. Our American history class in high school taught about John Brown and, depending on your viewpoint, his actions made him out as either a lunatic … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, History, John Brown, National Historic Site, National Park Units, Parks, Potomac River, Shenandoah River, Travel, Travels in the U.S., U.S. History, U.S. military history, West Virginia
Tagged Civil War, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, history, John Brown, national park unit, Potomac River, Shenandoah River, travels, U.S. history, U.S. military history, West Virginia
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Pecos National Historical Park
The Upper Pecos Valley in New Mexico has served as a corridor between the Great Plains and the southwestern high country for thousands of years. As a result, Pecos National Historical Park has layer upon layer of history. The park … Continue reading
Posted in Anasazi, Battle of Glorieta, hiking, History, National Historic Site, New Mexico, Pecos National Historical Park, prehistoric ruins, Santa Fe Trail, Southwest History, Travels in the U.S., U.S. History, U.S. military history, Western History, Western U.S.
Tagged Anasazi, Ancestral Puebloans, Battle of Glorieta, hiking, history, National Historic Site, New Mexico, Pecos National Historical Pak, Pecos Pueblo, Santa Fe Trail, Southwest, Southwest History, travel, U.S. history, U.S. military history
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Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
It’s been over a year since we visited Washita Battlefield National Historic Site and it has taken me this long to decide how to write about it. Located in western Oklahoma, in November of 1868 this site was the winter … Continue reading
Posted in History, National Historic Site, Oklahoma, Travel, Travels in the U.S., U.S. History, U.S. military history, Western History, Western U.S.
Tagged 1868, battle or massacre, Black Kettle, Cheyenne, George Armstrong Custer, history, Oklahoma, U.S. history, U.S. travel, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, western movement, western U.S.
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