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Thursday, April 28, 2022

The epic, never-to-be-forgotten history of Oyo

OYO Hotel in backwoods Virginia. Bring your own mints for the pillow. Like this blog on Facebook | Follow me on Twitter | My YouTube vide...

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Civil War-related animals (and parts) I've met on the road

I shared a special moment with Nibbles at the Cumberland Church (Va.) battlefield. Like this blog on Facebook | Follow me on Twitter | My...

Saturday, March 26, 2022

A walk at Andersonville, the Civil War's deadliest ground

Like this blog on Facebook | Follow me on Twitter | My YouTube videos On a gray, gloomy morning in Andersonville, Ga., I walked the groun...

Friday, March 08, 2013

Antietam: 8th Connecticut monument

8th Connecticut monument at Antietam in early February. (CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.) When the sun is shining and the sky is deep blue, A...

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Antietam: Connecticut captain's gravestone still in disrepair

14th Connecticut captain Jarvis Blinn's gravestone remains in the same state of disrepair today ... ...as it was when I visite...

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John Banks: John Banks is author of A Civil War Road Trip Of A Lifetime, Connecticut Yankees at Antietam and Hidden History of Connecticut Union Soldiers. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Civil War Times, Civil War Monitor, Civil War News, America's Civil War and Military Images. Banks, who attended Mount Lebanon (Pa.) High School, graduated from West Virginia University (B.A. in journalism). A longtime journalist (The Dallas Morning News, ESPN, The History Channel), he is secretary-treasurer of The Center for Civil War Photography.

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