Author |
Topic: Vicksburg Natl. Military Park-Pictures (Read 254 times) |
|
deltadarlin
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
I love YaBB 1G - SP1!
Gender: 
Posts: 1485
|
 |
Vicksburg Natl. Military Park-Pictures
« on: Mar 6th, 2008, 2:53pm » |
 Quote  Modify
|
I came home yesterday via Vicksburg and took my lunch hour for a trip thru the park. I'm working my way through all the pictures and getting them processed and then getting them loaded on photobucket.
Here is the link to the parks' website
http://www.nps.gov/archive/vick/home.htm
Here are a few to start
The following two pics are part of one monument (the figures go on top)
More to come as I get them processed and loaded.
|
| « Last Edit: Mar 6th, 2008, 2:58pm by deltadarlin » |
 IP Logged |
If it weren't for the gutter, y mind would be homeless.
http://photobucket.com/albums/v123/tribander_3/
You pretend to pay me, I pretend to work.
|
|
|
deltadarlin
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
I love YaBB 1G - SP1!
Gender:
Posts: 1485
|
|
Re: Vicksburg Natl. Military Park-Pictures
« Reply #1 on: Mar 7th, 2008, 9:43am » |
Quote Modify
|
Well he[[. getting *looks*, but no responses. Guess I need to stick to landscapes  .
Anyway, found out that I didn't have all my pics loaded, so since the weather is turning off bad and I'm not going too far, trying to get the rest of them loaded.
Here are a few more
|
| « Last Edit: Mar 7th, 2008, 9:45am by deltadarlin » |
IP Logged |
If it weren't for the gutter, y mind would be homeless.
http://photobucket.com/albums/v123/tribander_3/
You pretend to pay me, I pretend to work.
|
|
|
LeLimey
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
OUCH-US - Less "ME" and more "WE"
 
 
Gender:
Posts: 11720
|
|
Re: Vicksburg Natl. Military Park-Pictures
« Reply #2 on: Mar 7th, 2008, 9:54am » |
Quote Modify
|
Is there a memorial for every state Carolyn? I love the one of the cannons. It was a beautiful day there.
These are quite different from your usual ones but they are lovely all the same as it's seeing somewhere I wouldn't get the chance to otherwise.
I loved those plantation photo's you posted ages ago too. It's nice to see the world through someone elses eyes.
One of these days I want you to "take me" to New Orleans. I can see pictures of that on a million websites but I'd like to see your perspective.
|
|
IP Logged |
The arsehole I'm divorcing needs to get a life and stop stalking mine
|
|
|
deltadarlin
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
I love YaBB 1G - SP1!
Gender:
Posts: 1485
|
|
Re: Vicksburg Natl. Military Park-Pictures
« Reply #3 on: Mar 7th, 2008, 10:10am » |
Quote Modify
|
I think there is a memorial for every state that had troops in the Battle of Vicksburg. I don't have all of the pics up yet, but in several of them, you can get an idea of the bluffs/hills in the park. There was a pitched battle here and both sides used the natural terrain as a *shield*.
The weather was gorgeous that day. I'm planning on going back in a month of so and take a lot more pictures. I missed quite a bit, because I didn't have that much time.
|
|
IP Logged |
If it weren't for the gutter, y mind would be homeless.
http://photobucket.com/albums/v123/tribander_3/
You pretend to pay me, I pretend to work.
|
|
|
Jackie
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
Go For It!!!
Gender:
Posts: 2963
|
|
Re: Vicksburg Natl. Military Park-Pictures
« Reply #4 on: Mar 7th, 2008, 1:05pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Great pictures, Darlin........beautiful!
Love to you & Jimbo...
Jackie
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
Kevin_M
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
withered branches grow green again.
Gender: 
Posts: 6184
|
|
Re: Vicksburg Natl. Military Park-Pictures
« Reply #5 on: Mar 7th, 2008, 5:59pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Beautiful place. Nice memorials and sculpturing. Devastating war.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
deltadarlin
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
I love YaBB 1G - SP1!
Gender:
Posts: 1485
|
|
Re: Vicksburg Natl. Military Park-Pictures
« Reply #6 on: Mar 8th, 2008, 10:17am » |
Quote Modify
|
There are over 17,000 Union soldiers buried in this (I need to find the Vicksburg city cemetary, where the Confederate soldiers are buried) cemetary. Where the names were known, the most common practice was to etch their names on a board (only about 5,000 were *known*). If you can see, many have just a small, square marker. That marker has a number on it, all that is known of the person buried there.
These *tablets* are placed around the cemetary
This is the USS Cairo, an ironclad that was sunk by Confederate forces while it was sailing up the Yazoo river to Vicksburg.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/vick/cairo/cairo.htm
The paddlewheel
The right rudder
These pictures from the bluff above the boat
|
|
IP Logged |
If it weren't for the gutter, y mind would be homeless.
http://photobucket.com/albums/v123/tribander_3/
You pretend to pay me, I pretend to work.
|
|
|
Charlie
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
Happy to be here
   
Gender:
Posts: 14968
|
|
Re: Vicksburg Natl. Military Park-Pictures
« Reply #7 on: Mar 8th, 2008, 8:00pm » |
Quote Modify
|
I never got to Vicksburg so thanks for the terrific pictures. Very nice indeed! 
Charlie
|
|
IP Logged |
There is nothing more satisfying than being shot at without result---Winston Churchill
|
|
|
Linda_Howell
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
Hearing is one thing. Listening is another.
Gender:
Posts: 6721
|
|
Re: Vicksburg Natl. Military Park-Pictures
« Reply #8 on: Mar 8th, 2008, 10:19pm » |
Quote Modify
|
I've been gone for 5 days or I would have certainly chimed in on this. Your pics are beautiful.
Of course like every who ever attended High school in the US, we all learned about the Civil war. It was alway done through books and memorizing dates and names. Not one teacher I had ever made it interesting. Until....
We drove to Richmond for the convention last year. All along the way to and from Richmond we stopped at battlefields. Talked to Jimi Hendrix about Kentucky's involvement...etc. I now have more books on my shelves about the Civil war than cook-books...
Thank you Darlin, for those wonderful pics.
Linda
|
|
IP Logged |
Kindness, is gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home
Help
Search
Members
Member Map
Login
Register
Reply
Notify of replies
Send Topic
Print
test rss