...we will be exploring what has been happening in the American Civil War until this week in May, 1862. I have a great deal of photos taken at the re-enactment for the first battle of Manassas, but have thus far been negligent in putting them up. Chronologically, we are already well into the events of the conflict, and while the great pushes into northern territory by Lee and associates have not yet taken place, more than a few messy battles have already happened. For those who like to go beyond the blog and actually experience some events for themselves, the National Park Service has a wonderful website set up here. They also have this wonderful trailer which they show at most of their battlefields:
They did a very good job on this thing. To be honest, I get a little emotional every time I see it.
To preview the week ahead, I will be covering personal experiences at two battlefields that have thus been fought at in the 150th commemoration, First Manassas, fought in northern Virginia in 1861, and Wilson's Creek, fought in southwest Missouri, also in 1861. I will also be providing a general overview of the progress of the campaigns of both sides thus far, along with an overview of what climactic and ecological conditions were like for the marchers. Finally, I will take a look at what was going on over on the sidelines in Canada and Mexico during these periods, including the relations those nations had with each side of the conflict.
Over all these posts, I will be looking at things with an eye of reverence; this war was a very sacred event in the history of humanity, owing to what it was truly fought over.
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