davepi2
Corporal
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2011
- Location
- columbus ohio
I visited the 4 battlefields around Fredericksburg over the weekend and I was struck by the fact there wasn't one unit marker at any of the battlefields. For that matter the interpretive signing was lacking and in one instance (Chancellorsville) a tour stop marker was missing. Since I have over the last year come to depend on unit markers more then any other marking on the battlefields I was disappointed to say the least. I know there can be many reasons for this so I don't want to condemn those parks. Money of course would be the obvious especially when explained to me that these parks were among the later ones and money was not appropriated for them as the early ones were. Another reason I could think of was there may local ordinances against it because of local citizens thinking it mars the landscape. Still even parks like Richmond (Ky) have these markers and it was a big letdown. To finish this point though I will admit I didn't take the walking trails. It rained Saturday evening and into Sunday so The Wilderness and Chancellorsville were about impossible. Maybe I missed units markers there, I don't know.
Does anyone have any other ideas on why this is so?
Also I stopped at Antietam on the way home (it was only 10 miles off the freeway so why not?) and I noticed a big difference in the color of unit markers. At most battlefields I have been at they are blue or red as opposed to all brown at Antietam. No complaint here but it is noticeable. Does anyone know why the difference and are there any other examples like this?
Does anyone have any other ideas on why this is so?
Also I stopped at Antietam on the way home (it was only 10 miles off the freeway so why not?) and I noticed a big difference in the color of unit markers. At most battlefields I have been at they are blue or red as opposed to all brown at Antietam. No complaint here but it is noticeable. Does anyone know why the difference and are there any other examples like this?