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jbooke wrote 2 weeks ago: Back in Roanoke after some quiet time in Blacksburg (got bored and rearranged my room…got a lot more … more →

Tags: Family, thesis, Positive Psychology, Football, Roanoke, morgan, Thanksgiving, muppets, Holidays

Spraying Helicopter4 comments

Silent Scott wrote 3 months ago: I met the guy who co-pilots this bad boy today when I stopped in Appomattox to snap a photo.  He tol … more →

Tags: My Life, mike, forest, Helicopter, SCBAY5, Spray, sprayer, spraying, sprays

Upcoming Show: Low Red Land and Appamattox at Ken Club Friday 8/211 comment

Greg wrote 3 months ago: Tomorrow night at the Ken Club is sure to be a treat. San Francisco’s Low Red Land have releas … more →

Tags: The Ken Club, Low Red Land

William Lewis Strickler

johnmangus wrote 3 months ago: William Lewis Saintley Strickler was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia and served in the 1st Rockb … more →

Tags: every Stone a Story, William Strickler, Rockbridge County, 1st Rockbridge Artillery, Stonewall brigade

Have a Safe Fourth!

H.S. wrote 5 months ago: Flag at Appomattox We are spending the summer in Virginia and recently visited Appomattox Court Hous … more →

Tags: RV, full-timing, full-timer, photos, Holiday, National Parks, Virginia, Civil War, Independence Day

Gallery: Northside Festival Day 3

maryvent67 wrote 6 months ago: The third day of the festival. All I have to say is that taking 3 trains to Williamsburg and back ho … more →

Tags: maryanne ventrice photography, Photography, Maryanne Ventrice, gothamist, O'Death, public assembly, Northside Festival, Spike Hill, music hall of williamsburg

Jason's Law

truckerdesiree wrote 6 months ago: “Jason’s Law” what is it? Well, a funny thing happened to me on the way through Virginia mid March 2 … more →

Tags: "Jason's Law" HR 2156, Bullying, Children, Cornyn, Fox News, Highway, HOPE, HR2156, Infrastructure

Beer and Donuts1 comment

padresteve wrote 7 months ago: Tonight after a hard week for Judy and a reasonably sporty week on the ICU for me, Judy and I went o … more →

Tags: Baseball, Religion, Loose thoughts and musings, Beer, Norfolk Tides, donuts, Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees, harp lager, krispy kreme donuts

"The Sword of Lincoln" by Jeffry D. Wert reviewed

jacob1207 wrote 7 months ago: Wert, Jeffry D. The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac. Simon & Schuster. New York. 2005. … more →

Tags: History, Civil War, Antietam, Bull Run, US Civil War, george mcclellan, Joseph Hooker, Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee

How far for "Cause" and "Country?"

cenantua wrote 8 months ago: Quick post today, but as I am very aware that today is April 9… the anniversary of Appomattox, … more →

Tags: American Civil War, Re-inventing CW memory, Civil War Memory - General, CW "forgetfulness", Civil War memory, Lost Cause, Robert E. Lee, Civil War "forgetfulness", Army of Northern Virginia

Appomattox Surrender Anniversary1 comment

historyguy28 wrote 8 months ago: On this date in 1865, General Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virgi … more →

Tags: American Civil War, American Civil War, Lee's surrender, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant

APRIL 9: CIVIL WAR, CIVIL RIGHTS

Administrator wrote 8 months ago: The Civil War ended on this date in 1865, when Confederate commander Robert E. Lee surrendered to Un … more →

Tags: Today in History, Trivia, April, Virginia, Green Bay Packers, Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Marian Anderson

It's not about the chocolate bunnies...

LW wrote 8 months ago: Your correspondent is off for points Iberian, and will be largely out of touch for a couple of weeks … more →

Tags: Easter Eggs, colored eggs, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War

Photos: Deer Tick and Appomattox at Olde Club (Swarthmore College)1 comment

New York Rock Market wrote 8 months ago: It’s a little weird going back to your alma mater once you’ve graduated.  My band and th … more →

Tags: photos, deer tick

Gallery: Appomattox

maryvent67 wrote 9 months ago: Appomattox at Pace University 3/12/09 To see complete gallery click here … more →

Tags: Photography, Maryanne Ventrice, pace university

Gallery: Blast Radius

maryvent67 wrote 9 months ago: This is an update of an older blog because we have now watermarked the images and the old ones are n … more →

Tags: Photography, Maryanne Ventrice, salt & samovar, villa vina, public assembly, ian jacobs, blast radius

Hi!

sassys wrote 9 months ago: So I changed the header to my blog and I think it looks pretty nice! I’m chuffed as chips at t … more →

Tags: New Header, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant

Blotting out the "memory" of a formidable foe?9 comments

cenantua wrote 1 year ago: Thanks go out to Craig over at To the Sound of the Guns for making me aware of this one. It’s … more →

Tags: American Civil War, "Purified" CW memory, Lost Cause, Confederate symbology, Craig Swain, The Historic Markers Database, Monuments

The Alarm Clock3 comments

Hambone wrote 1 year ago: The bane of all our existences, the alarm clock is often cursed, thrown against walls, and used as a … more →

Tags: Alarm Clock, robert lee, U.S. Grant


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