Ewell Crosses the Appomattox

Racing West

(preface)

After Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant broke through Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s lines at Petersburg on April 2, 1865, Lee ordered the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond. The Army of Northern Virginia retreated west on several roads, with ...

San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery

This cemetery is dedicated to the memory of all the patriotic men and women who answered their country’s call to service. Their inspiring contribution will help preserve in the hearts and lives of all Americans the spirit of patriotism, the ...

KRBA-AM Radio Station

By the 1930s, radio has become an established medium for commercial advertising. In 1938, commercial radio came to Angelina County when Redland Broadcasting Association received the first license in the area. Station manager Darrell Yates financed, built, and launched KRBA-AM ...

Patriotic Work of the National Woman's Relief Corps

This Tablet is Erected in Commemoration

of the patriotic work of the Women's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, in the preservation and improvement of this historic site, comprising 87 acres, of which 72.5 acres were acquired ...

Fifth Company Battalion Washington Artillery

Cobb's Artillery Battalion

Fifth Company Battalion Washington Artillery

Four 12-PDR. Napoleons, Two James Rifles

Capt. Robert Cobb's Artillery Battalion.

Breckinridge's (Bate's) Div. Breckinridge's Corps.

Capt. C.H. Slocomb, Commanding,

1st Lieut. W.C.D. Vaught, 2d Lieut. A.J. Leverich.

1st Lieut. J.A. Chalaron, 2d Lieut. C.G. Johnsen.

Nov. 25th, 1863, 4 ...

Southwest Battery

During the late 19th century the Southwest battery was the advanced position for directing fire against the enemy’s warships. It was here that the giant Rodman cannons hurled their massive 15’ projectiles, each weighing over 300 pounds, to a range ...

Battle of Jonesboro The First Day

Aug. 31, 1864. This immediate area was occupied by the Army of the Tenn. [US], commanded by Gen. O. O. Howard. These troops, Logan’s 15th, Ransom’s 16th & Blair’s 17th corps, marched to this position from Fairburn the previous day; ...

Bate's Div. at Terry's Mill Pond

July 22, 1864. Bate’s, together with Walker’s div., Hardee’s A.C., (CS) having moved up Sugar Cr. valley W. of Terry’s mill pond, were deployed in this area for a surprise attack on Federal troops posted N.W. of here on Flat ...

Confederate Entrenchments: 1864

This line of works in Adams Park is one of the few remaining sections of the exterior portion of Atlanta's defenses designed as a barrier to Federal attempts to cut the two railroads that enter the city from the S.W. ...

Bernard - Hoover Boat House

1915

This frame building is the third boat house on the site. The site symbolizes the importance of pleasure boating in Madison in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The original boat yards and house were operated by Charles Bernard ...