Showing posts with label Civil War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civil War. Show all posts

Monday, January 26, 2026

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia



First picture is looking roughly east into Virginia and Maryland.  Third picture is Jefferson Rock, visited by Thomas Jefferson himself.

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

South Mountain National Battlefield



The Battle of South Mountain was a series of engagements that took place just before the Union's costly victory at Antietam to the west a few days later.  It's a nice little park but maybe not the best example of a walking battlefield.  (Try Antietam!)  It also overlaps with the Appalachian Trail.