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Tag Archives: monuments
Monument makers and art
I maybe odd, but I enjoy wondering through old cemeteries. The ones where the stones are leaning over and moss covers one side of the stones. The older cemetery monuments are often artistic and express the love and grief of … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Monuments, preservation, Uncategorized
Tagged cemeteries, granite, Italian cemeteries, Italy, monuments, sculptures, stone carving, stone cutters
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Kentucky State Monument at Chickamauga National Military Park
In 1890, when Henry V. Boynton and Ferdinand Van Derveer began contemplating the idea of preserving the Chickamauga battlefield, they wanted it to honor soldiers of both sides of the conflict and perhaps even demonstrate reconciliation between the North and … Continue reading
Posted in battlefields, Chickamauga, Chickamauga National Military Park, Confederate, Historic Photos, Historic Sites, Kentucky, Monuments, Uncategorized
Tagged Battle of Chickamauga, Battlefield monuments, Chickamauga Battlefield, Chickamauga Georgia, Chickamauga Kentucky monument, Chickamauga Monuments, Civil War Monuments, Confederate, Confederate Monuments, Georgia, Kentucky, Kentucky State Monument, monuments, national military park, national park service, Tennessee
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Memorials and memory
I recently visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial. This is the site of the April 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City. I toured the memorial on a Sunday morning with 11 seventh grade girl scouts. … Continue reading
A New Book on Chickamauga
Well I have not posted anything for quite awhile. I have a really good excuse though. I have been writing a book on the monuments of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. This book is similar to the Shiloh book. … Continue reading
Posted in battlefields, Books, Chickamauga, Chickamauga National Military Park, Monuments, preservation, Uncategorized, Veterans
Tagged battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chickamauga, Battlefield monuments, Chattanooga battlefield, Chickamauga Battlefield, Chickamauga Monuments, Civil War, Civil War Monuments, Confederate, Confederate Monuments, monuments, national park service, travel
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Tennessee Monument at Shiloh
In the last post, I mentioned how important Southern women have been in memorializing the Southern soldiers on the battlefields. I would like to continue with that thought, but take it to the 21st century. Yes, even today those wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Confederate, Monuments, Shiloh National Military Park, Veterans
Tagged Battle of Shiloh, Battlefield monuments, Civil War, Civil War Monuments, Civil War Veterans, Confederate, Gerald L. Sanders, history, monuments, national military park, national park service, Shiloh, Shiloh battlefield, Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh National Military Park monuments, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Tennessee, Tennessee Civil War, Tennessee Monuments, United Daughters of the Confederacy
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Southern Women and Monuments
Southern women are remarkable. If your a Southerner you already know that. If not, you should get to know some Southerner women or at least learn about their outstanding actions in the past and even in the present. If were … Continue reading
Posted in battlefields, Chickamauga, Monuments, Shiloh National Military Park
Tagged Alabama. United Daughters of the Confederacy, Chickamauga, Chickamauga Monuments, Chickamauga National Military Park, Civil War, Civil War battlefields, Civil War Monuments, Confederate, Confederate memorials, Confederate Monuments, Ladies Memorial Association, monuments, Shiloh, Shiloh National Military Park
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Recently I made a research trip to Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park. As part of my research, I traveled across the battlefields taking photos of the monuments. You will be happy to know that I do not use my own photography … Continue reading
Bate’s 2nd Tennessee Continued
By 1900, Union veterans were busy erecting monuments on the Shiloh battlefield. Many northern state governments appropriated large sums of money to commemorate their soldiers actions in the battle. It would be several years before Confederate soldiers received any type of … Continue reading
Fighting Tennesseans- Bates’ 2nd Tennessee
It sits up a small ridge in a clearing across the road from the historic Shiloh Methodist Church. I am not sure many visitors even notice the monument or bother to follow the path behind the interpretive sign and Governor … Continue reading
Vicksburg National Military Park Monuments
I had hoped to write another book on the history of the monuments and the artist of Vicksburg National Military Park. Alas, I was too slow. The arts council and the national park service have put together a beautiful full … Continue reading