When I was 9 years old I piled into a car with My Uncle Frank, and older cousins Greg, and Matt for a trip to Gettysburg. It was the summer, and my interest in the Civil War had already been stoked at that point. I don't remember everything from that trip, but I know that it led to more trips over the next couple of summers, and the group got bigger with my two older
brothers joining in. Fast forward about 15 years, and I found myself stationed at FT. Lee, Virginia in the middle of it all. Less than a half mile from my apartment in Chester, VA there were multiple confederate works that held the line extending out to the James river, and then running south towards Petersburg. I only lived there for 6 months, but it was a good bet
that on my weekends I could be found heading out to another Civil War Battlefield. All my friends generally thought I was a little weird for this, and only on a weekend trip to Gettysburg did I get any of them to tag along. Seven Days, Cold Harbor, Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Petersburg, Manassas, Gettysburg, Appomatix, and countless smaller ones in between, it was an interesting few months. All indications were that my next assignment was going to be to Alaska, not much going on with the civil war up there, but then in early July I was diverted to Huntsville, Alabama, making it a prime time to start exploring the Civil War in the deep south. I've already visted Chickamaga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and Shiloh and I realized that my only regret was that I hadn't been keep a log of my travels. So here starts a log of my "Civil
Wargasm" across the deep south, as I visit many of the sites throughout Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
brothers joining in. Fast forward about 15 years, and I found myself stationed at FT. Lee, Virginia in the middle of it all. Less than a half mile from my apartment in Chester, VA there were multiple confederate works that held the line extending out to the James river, and then running south towards Petersburg. I only lived there for 6 months, but it was a good bet
that on my weekends I could be found heading out to another Civil War Battlefield. All my friends generally thought I was a little weird for this, and only on a weekend trip to Gettysburg did I get any of them to tag along. Seven Days, Cold Harbor, Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Petersburg, Manassas, Gettysburg, Appomatix, and countless smaller ones in between, it was an interesting few months. All indications were that my next assignment was going to be to Alaska, not much going on with the civil war up there, but then in early July I was diverted to Huntsville, Alabama, making it a prime time to start exploring the Civil War in the deep south. I've already visted Chickamaga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and Shiloh and I realized that my only regret was that I hadn't been keep a log of my travels. So here starts a log of my "Civil
Wargasm" across the deep south, as I visit many of the sites throughout Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
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