Antietam/Sharpsburg

Different names for the same battle–which took place in Maryland.Today was an easier day, in terms of hiking and heat, but it sure seemed long. Cousin Doris and I leave the hotel with the tour group at 7:30 am, and tonight was typical: we didn’t get back...

June 11 and Gettysburg

A year ago today, I lost my beloved father, so he was on my mind all day today, as I explored Gettysburg with the tour group. The weather was slightly cooler than yesterday’s, so that was good.Although all the other battlefields on this trip are new to me,...

The Wilderness and Spotsylvania

Those are the battlefields we visited today. It is VERY hot in Virginia, and my hair and t-shirt were absolutely soaked. I had to sit a couple of the sites out on the air-conditioned bus-tomorrow is Gettysburg, and I want to be in top form for that. Here’s my...

Notes from a tour bus!

I have finally managed to get online! Yeehaw, I am one persistent cowgirl! It wouldn’t work in the room, but I’m picking up a signal on this bus headed for the Wilderness and Spotsylvania battlefields. 🙂 Go figure.Suffice it to say, I am having a wonderful...

The Dixie Tour

Thanks to United Airlines, I don’t have to ‘wish I was in Dixie’–I’m headed there, to the land of my ancestors, on the Lael side anyway. The Bleeckers, Mom’s side, were Yankees.The British have a term for this hour of the...

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