Civil War 180: Battlefield panoramas

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Friday, January 28, 2022

'Hidden' in plain site: Fort location on Franklin (Tenn.) Pike

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The view looking northwest of Franklin Pike (State Route 31) from the location  of a wartime fort. (CLICK ON ALL IMAGES TO ENLARGE.) A view ...
Sunday, January 23, 2022

Big Johnny's burgers, the KKK and a battle at Anthony's Hill

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John Nelson stands near a wartime roadbed on core Anthony's Hill battlefield, property his family has owned since 1869. (CLICK ON ALL ...
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Saturday, January 22, 2022

A nerd's-eye view of obscure Richland Creek (Tenn.) battlefield

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On Dec. 24, 1864 at Richland Creek, roughly eight miles north of Pulaski, Tenn., U.S. Army cavalry fought the rearguard of John Bell Hood...
Saturday, January 15, 2022

A nerd's-eye view of obscure West Harpeth (Tenn.) battlefield

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Historical sign at West Harpeth battlefield. (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE.) Like this blog on Facebook  | Follow me on Twitter  | Battle of t...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

In baby steps of Abraham Lincoln in Hodgenville, Kentucky

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Fifty-six steps to the top -- one for every year of Lincoln's life. I made it to the top, slightly winded. Like this blog on Facebook  |...
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Tuesday, January 04, 2022

'Hidden' Stones River battlefield: A visit to McFadden's Ford

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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

A storyteller returns to site of his remarkable Antietam find

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Richard Clem at the O.J. Smith farm, site of a U.S. Army hospital. Cropped enlargement of Alexander Gardner image of the O.J. Smith farm hos...
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Sunday, December 26, 2021

Hallowed ground to housing: A visit to Stones River battlefield

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ABOVE: On Jan. 2, 1863, Confederates advanced under fire across this ground—today it's  prepped  for residential housing. Stan Hutson, m...