dave
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Post by dave on Apr 2, 2016 2:02:42 GMT
The fate of Chantilly is sadly reflected at Franklin, TN. The whole town has surrounded a small core of the battlefield. Fortunately the Carnton Plantation has been preserved along with the McGavock Confederate Cemetery of 2 acres which contains the remains of 1,480 soldiers. It is beautifully maintained under the direction the United Daughters of the Confederacy. I have listed their web site below and recommend visiting it. It makes me appreciate the 4,000 plus acres of Shiloh National Miliatry Park which is nearly pristine. Regards Dave www.mcgavockcemetery.org/
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Post by quincannon on Apr 2, 2016 4:19:14 GMT
David that whole area has changed so much since I lived there. The battle was called Chantilly by the North and Ox Hill which is the actual site of the battle by the South. Chantilly was a plantation house about two or so miles due west. Lee tried to get around Pope the day after Second Manassas. He did get around him, but was detected late, but soon enough for Stevens and Kearney to get in front of Jackson. Nasty fight, the main part of which lasted about an hour and a half to two, fought in a blinding rainstorm. Kearny and Stevens were both KIA. Jackson was stopped. Ultimately it led to Lee turning northwest toward the Potomac and ending up at Antietam.
My daughter learned to play soccer on a field where Stuart bivouacked on the night of 31 August, about a mile from the engagement site.
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Post by Beth on Apr 2, 2016 4:36:33 GMT
Is there an inch of ground in Virginia that isn't totally steeped in history? I think if I ever get to Virginia it will take me several years to see all the places on my wish list.
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Post by BrevetorCoffin on Apr 2, 2016 13:30:28 GMT
David that whole area has changed so much since I lived there. The battle was called Chantilly by the North and Ox Hill which is the actual site of the battle by the South. Chantilly was a plantation house about two or so miles due west. Lee tried to get around Pope the day after Second Manassas. He did get around him, but was detected late, but soon enough for Stevens and Kearney to get in front of Jackson. Nasty fight, the main part of which lasted about an hour and a half to two, fought in a blinding rainstorm. Kearny and Stevens were both KIA. Jackson was stopped. Ultimately it led to Lee turning northwest toward the Potomac and ending up at Antietam. My daughter learned to play soccer on a field where Stuart bivouacked on the night of 31 August, about a mile from the engagement site. Good memories on hallowed ground. To Beth-I think your answer is no, the whole state is historic. I was greatly disappointed when My family left Virginia for Ohio and (to me) the boredom of Ohio history. I do think there were stops on the Underground Railroad and there was the Battle of Lake Erie and an Ohio native will probably set me straight. David
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Post by Beth on Apr 2, 2016 19:56:20 GMT
Every state has a history--it's just not always slapping you in the face like it does in places like Virginia.
I'm not a native of Ohio but I know for awhile it was the 'wild west' of the country and holds the same pattern of history you see across the country probably started from the first time a colonist laid claim to a tribal land.
Ohio was the location of St. Clair's Defeat btw. There is a thread somewhere about it on this board in the pre 1876 area.
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dave
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Post by dave on Apr 3, 2016 0:07:48 GMT
Received my copy of Jeb Stuart by John Thomason in the mail today. I will begin reading it tomorrow afternoon after the Martinsville NASCAR race. I have some study work I'll be doing tonight. Regards Dave
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