First Battlefield

[diddyriddick]

Hiyas!

My first battlefield was either The Alamo or San Jacinto....Probably the latter since my parents hometown is just down the road.

My first Civil War battlefield...Does Sabine Pass count? If not, then Vicksburg was my first.

David

[Baggage Handler #2]

Originally Posted by M E Wolf

Dear BaggageHandler#2,

Yellow Tavern, is approximately 6 miles north of Richmond, Virginia. During the Civil War, Yellow Tavern was an abandoned Inn.

Marye's Heights is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It should not be too far off of I-95. Just a smidge south of Rt. 17. There are many historical markers around that should be able to assist. But, it is in the old town of Fredericksburg.

Hope this is of assistance.

Respectfully submitted for consideration,
M. E. Wolf

Thanks all...
Check this out, I believe if you go to this link on google maps, and click street view, you'll see the JEB Stuart marker.

[bankerpapaw]

Timewalker, I have been to a few Civil War battlefields with my wife. She says "Why do you want to go there? It's just a field."
Yes, it is just a field, but one really has to appreciate what took place there.

[timewalker]

Originally Posted by bankerpapaw

Timewalker, I have been to a few Civil War battlefields with my wife. She says "Why do you want to go there? It's just a field."
Yes, it is just a field, but one really has to appreciate what took place there.

Amen, brother. Plus, it is hard to get a true appreciation for a battle by simply reading about it. One must walk the ground, see the lay of the land, tread in the footsteps of heroes long dead, to truly understand what they did. To listen to the echoes of their voices, long-dead but somehow resonating from the very stones.

Can you truly understand the challenges that Grant faces unless you stand on the bluffs at Vicksburg and look down on the old course of the river far, far below? Can you understand Wolfe's brilliance unless you tread the Plains of Abraham? Reading about a battlefield does not do it justice. Even seeing pictures does not convey the same sense of the place.

[Borderruffian]

Wilson's Creek was my first recognized battle field.

But the very first was across from Ganns Store in Elkland Mo. A company of Home Guard and a Company of State Guard traded shots in June of 61. One side was scared the other was **** proud of it and they went their seperate ways. The house on the lot still showed bullet holes and the old gentleman that lived there had a few relics and photos of a reunion of the combatants form sometime in the early 1890's. For an 8 year old kid it was neat.

[ole]

She says "Why do you want to go there? It's just a field."

You have one of those, too? Mine at least says "just go."

ole

[larry_cockerham]

My parents took me through Gettysburg when I was about 15. 'Been hooked ever since. My wife sometimes implies that I shouldn't let the door hit me in the butt on the way out. Hasn't stopped me too often.

[William]

Antietam in March 1997. On March break, my parents took me and my brother to Washington D.C. and we stayed in Hagerstown, Maryland for a couple of days so we could visit some of the Civil War-related sites near there. We went to Antietam, but being 10 at the time I didn't have the same appreciation of the experience that I would have if I visited there now. I also visited Harpers Ferry on that trip before proceeding on to Washington.

Timewalker, I have been to a few Civil War battlefields with my wife. She says "Why do you want to go there? It's just a field."

I'm gonna admit I said that when we went to Antietam when I was 10. "It's just a field" I said to my dad who turned around and questioned whether I expected dead soldiers to be lying on the ground. DAD 1 WILLIAM 0.