Tag Archives: Civil War

A Visit to Bull Run (Manassas)

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Manassas, VA: the site of not one, but two Civil War Battles of Bull Run. As I’ve come to understand it, Union troops tended to name battles after natural features of the immediate area. Bull Run was, and is, the name of a stream in the midst of the battle area. Confederate troops, on the other hand, named battles after … Continue reading →

Gettysburg – Battlefields and … Orbs?

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I’ve had one experience in my life that convinced me (or pretty close) that something happens after a person passes on and, at least right afterwards, some interaction with people left behind is possible. It was an experience I choose to hold private but, as I noted, it was pretty convincing. When we hauled our travel trailer down to Gettysburg … Continue reading →