 view gallery |   DeSoto and the Tula Tribe - Caddo Gap, AR
in Battlefields A monument in Caddo Gap relates the history of explorer Hernando DeSoto and his encounter with the warlike Tula tribe - in Caddo Gap, Arkansas. posted by:  The Snowdog location: Arkansas date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery |  Bragg's Headquarters-Fateful Decisions at Stones River - Murfreesboro TN
in U.S. Civil War Sites Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg was troubled as he watched the tents go up here at his new headquarters on January 1, 1863. Before moving his headquarters to this place, he had telegraphed Richmond the previous evening. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | The Bigby Greys-Story of Service - Mount Pleasant TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Here on the square, on April 20, 1861, a hundred local men under Capt. Daniel F. Wade were sworn into Confederate service as the Bigby Greys. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | Battles of Blue Springs-Fighting on the Same Ground Twice - Mosheim TN in U.S. Civil War Sites On the morning of October 10, 1863, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s campaign suddenly arrived at Blue Springs (present-day Mosheim) when Union cavalry attacked Confederate General John S. Williams’s troops. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | Pottertown Bridge Burners-Unionists Pay the Ultimate Price - Mosheim TN in U.S. Civil War Sites When Tennessee left the Union in June 1861, Greene County was a hotbed of divided loyalties. Several Unionists, who crafted multi-colored earthenware pottery which is still highly valued, were among the occupants of the nearby community. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | Morganton Crossing-Too Cold to Wade - Morganton TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Sherman discovered that the Morganton ford was 3 1/2 feet deep and 240 yards wide, making it impossible for the infantry to wade in the near freezing temperature. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | Battle of Murfreesboro-Beginning of a Legend - Murfreesboro TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Few Union soldiers stationed in Murfreesboro were stirring in the early hours of Sunday morning, July 13, 1862, when Confederate Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry thundered down East Main Street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | Pottertown Bridge Burners - Mosheim TN in Battlefields On November 8, 1861, Capt. David Fry, Co. F, 2nd Tennessee Infantry (U.S.) came from Kentucky with orders to burn the bridges. About sixty men then went to the Lick Creek railroad bridge, where they captured Confederate pickets. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | Sam Davis Capture Site Minor Hill - Minor Hill TN in U.S. Civil War Sites On Nov 20, 1863, scout Sam Davis stopped here while carrying dispatches to Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. According to local tradition, he was asleep under a plum tree when two members of the 7th Kansas Cavalry arrested and searched him. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | Cumberland Caverns Saltpeter Mine - McMinnville TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Even before Tennessee joined the Confederacy in 1861, officials examined the state’s caves for the nitrogen-containing compound called saltpeter, an essential ingredient in gunpowder. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | Occupation of McMinnville-Conflict on the Home Front - McMinnville TN[ in U.S. Civil War Sites The county’s resources and the Manchester and McMinnville Railroad made McMinnville a strategic location that attracted raids by Confederate Gens. Joseph Wheeler, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and Braxton Bragg. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | Harris-Collier-Holland Farm-One Family's Story - McKenzie TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Albert Gallatin Harris purchased this farm in 1829 and built the present house in 1857. After camping on the land during the Civil War, Union troops ransacked the farm, killing or stealing all the livestock. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | Maryville During the Civil War "A shameful...fire" - Maryville TN in U.S. Civil War Sites During the antebellum period, Blount County supported abolitionism. In 1822, local Quakers and other residents formed an abolitionist society, and in the decades following, local clergymen preached against the evils of slavery. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | War Comes to Madisonville-Enjoying "forced hospitality" - Madisonville TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Madisonville, the seat of Monroe County, was divided during the war. A monument erected years later on the courthouse square commemorates residents who joined Confederate and Federal units. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | Camp Myers-Confederate Induction Center - Monroe TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Camp Myers, a Confederate training camp established early in 1861 in Overton County together with Camp Zollicoffer, was located nearby and named for Calvin Myers, a Mexican War veteran. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: 06/03/2023 |
 view gallery | The Fight for Chattanooga - Tiftonia, TN in U.S. Civil War Sites Tennessee Welcome Center — I-24 EB - Tiftonia, Tennessee posted by: YoSam. location: Tennessee date approved: 06/02/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Fort C.F. Smith (Defending the Capital) - Arlington, Virginia in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Located within Fort C.F. Smith Park posted by: flyingmoose location: Virginia date approved: 06/02/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | The Independant Loudoun Rangers - Lovettsville, Virginia in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Located within the Lovettsville Town Square. posted by: flyingmoose location: Virginia date approved: 06/02/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery |  Monumento aos Heróis da Guerra Peninsular - Lisboa, Portugal
in Specific Wars Monuments and Memorials This is a main monument in Lisbon, and it's dedicated to the heroes of the Napoleonic Wars, namely to the campaign which took place in Iberian peninsula, also known as Peninsular Wars posted by: Torgut location: Lisboa, Portugal date approved: 06/02/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Loudon Railroad Bridge - Loudon TN in U.S. Civil War Sites On September 1, 1863, as Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's army approached Knoxville, retreating Confederates burned the bridge to block Union cavalry. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/02/2023 last visited: 06/02/2023 |
 view gallery | McKenzie's Station - McKenzie TN in U.S. Civil War Sites McKenzie’s location put it squarely in the path of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s first west Tennessee raid in December 1862. After capturing Union City, Forrest turned east on Christmas Day, burning trestles and destroying track. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/02/2023 last visited: 06/02/2023 |
 view gallery | McKenzie's Station - McKenzie TN in Battlefields McKenzie’s location put it squarely in the path of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s first west Tennessee raid in December 1862. After capturing Union City, Forrest turned east on Christmas Day, burning trestles and destroying track. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/02/2023 last visited: 06/02/2023 |
 view gallery | Loudon Railroad Bridge - Loudon TN in Battlefields On September 1, 1863, as Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's army approached Knoxville, retreating Confederates burned the bridge to block Union cavalry. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 06/02/2023 last visited: 06/02/2023 |
 view gallery |  Madinat al-Zahra - Córdoba, Andalucía, España
in Historic Forts Fortified city UNESCO heritage posted by: Ariberna location: Andalucía, Spain date approved: 06/01/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery |  Cimetière Militaire Allemand de Maissemy - Maissemy, France
in World War I Sites [EN] The Maissemy German military cemetery is the second largest in France after Neuville-St-Vaast.
[FR] Le cimetière militaire allemand de Maissemy est le deuxième plus important de France après Neuville-St-Vaast posted by: pmaupin location: Hauts-de-France, France date approved: 05/31/2023 last visited: never |
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