- Joined
- May 1, 2015
- Location
- Upstate N.Y.
Thanks for the great photos
I'm betting the elevation screw is docked up and they can't lower the tube, or whoever emplacement it doesn't know or care. I'm not a Gun Bunney though.
Thanks for the great photos
Betting its the elevation screw or the trunion then.I took the same photo in 2011 and the same cannon was in the same position.
Bill
Nice pictures! I especially like seeing the interior of the cabin.
I agree. Maybe my interest is so keen because I live here, literally in the middle of some of the most viciously fought-over land in the country. So few people know anything about it, and most of those that do seem to have a mostly passing awareness of the conflict out here.Thanks! On my last visit the cabin was locked up.
On a side note, it still amazes me that the Trans-Mississippi battles on this message board get little to no attention or notoriety. In my opinion, not studying the Trans-Mississippi battles hinders the student's comprehension of the entire American Civil War. But this is just my opinion.....
Bill
I agree. Maybe my interest is so keen because I live here, literally in the middle of some of the most viciously fought-over land in the country. So few people know anything about it, and most of those that do seem to have a mostly passing awareness of the conflict out here.
I was lucky enough to schedule a personal vacation for myself to see some western battlefields a couple of years ago. I hit Shiloh (which I had already visited but was able to see in nicer weather this time), Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and Vicksburg. Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge were excellent experiences -- they exceeded all of my high expectations. Very highly recommended.I agree. Maybe my interest is so keen because I live here, literally in the middle of some of the most viciously fought-over land in the country. So few people know anything about it, and most of those that do seem to have a mostly passing awareness of the conflict out here.
I was lucky enough to schedule a personal vacation for myself to see some western battlefields a couple of years ago. I hit Shiloh (which I had already visited but was able to see in nicer weather this time), Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and Vicksburg. Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge were excellent experiences -- they exceeded all of my high expectations. Very highly recommended.
Bill, did you hike this trail on your visit? I just read the sign and I like the common-sense guidance it offers.
Wilson Creek Battlefield is a beautiful park. It is fairly secluded and wedged into the Republic, Springfield, Nixa Missouri triangle, but is still a great place. I would rank it almost with Pea Ridge and Shiloh IMO. Great pictures! Thank you.
Missouri 1st!
Great photos and tour. Somehow missed this one. Thanks for posting.