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Comments on: My Top Ten Battlefield Visitor Centers https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727 Bringing obscurity into focus Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.22 By: Keith https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727&cpage=1#comment-37701 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:21:29 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727#comment-37701 Chris,
If you’re headed into Virginia by all means stop at Manassas first. VC’s aside, you will love Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville/The Wilderness/ Spotsylvania. These are all about getting out in the sun and walking and soaking in the countryside. Downtown Fredericksburg has some quaint old shops as well. And don’t forget to hit the north side of the river and visit Catham Manor. You can also park at the entrance of Elwood (between Chancellorsville and the Wilderness) and after a pretty nice walk, visit the burial site of Jackson’s arm and Meade’s headquarters. This part of Virginia is beautiful. But be aware that it can get mighty hot and humid in the summer. I’d try to hit New Market too on your way south. Luray is a spectacular mountain town. And a stop at VMI and Lexington in general is a must. E-mail me and I’ll meet you along the way. I live right in the middle of The Peninsula Campaign. I can show you spots that the NPS won’t tell you about. I’m eight miles from Cold Harbor/Gaines Mill.

]]> By: Chris https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727&cpage=1#comment-37561 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:44:03 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727#comment-37561 Thanks to everyone who has commented so far. I’m planning my first trip to VA this summer and was looking for some recommendations. I’ve never been to a civil war battlefield (lots of revolutionary battlefields up here in MA and I have visited Fort Warren and loved it!). Anyway, personally Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville are #1 on my list, but I’ve heard that there’s so much development especially around Fredericksburg that it’s a disappointment….initial thoughts were to travel to Manasses and than Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville area….would I be better off going to a different battlefield(s) for my first trip?

Thanks.

]]> By: David M. https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727&cpage=1#comment-37082 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:58:29 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727#comment-37082 09.16.09

Thanks for ALL of your comments. Since I have a week off, I plan to visit Antietam/Sharpsburg …. Chickamauga and if time permits, Shiloh.
Will report back…

]]> By: David https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727&cpage=1#comment-35918 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:24:51 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727#comment-35918 Eric, I was so glad to see you give special mention to Pamplin Park. Last Spring I visited Pamplin Park with my wife and children, and we all loved it. This Summer I hope to visit a number of the VCs in Virginia that you list. Any recommendations especially for children who are pretty interested in history for their ages (7 to 12)?

]]> By: Tina https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727&cpage=1#comment-32347 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:47:14 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727#comment-32347 The VC at Chickamauga is absolutely top notch. The Fuller Gun Collection is a real gem. The East doesn’t have it all. I’ve told I dont know how many CW Round Table people about it but they won’t travel beyond the Mystique of R.E. Lee.
Shiloh VC and amenities are very spare but then you get the feel of what it may have actually looked like. Few monuments and isn’t very crowded with visitors. I went on the anniversary this spring and had the place to myself. Visitor Centers aren’t what the battles are about after all.
Corinthe VC was a nice building with a goal of becoming a research center. The charming walkway littered with soldiers’ detritus in bronze is a plus but isn’t really informative.
Lexington MO is a lovely piece of property but beware of trying to eat in the town. Stones River is confusing.
Anybody interested in the Indian Wars should try not to miss Ft. Larned. That complex of buildings has been very carefully restored an outfitted with accoutrements and props that make the place very haunted. It is a real GEM of a park.
Finally one of the most awesome places to visit when you decide to go West of the Blue Ridge is Andersonville. Go in the heat of summer so you can feel hot hot it must’ve been. Lie down on the roasted soil and feel the sun’s heat scorch your throat and skin. Think about how there was no shade and very little water. It’s mind boggling.

]]> By: Teej Smith https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727&cpage=1#comment-23277 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:05:51 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727#comment-23277 I was surprised to see that Monroe’s Crossroads didn’t make the cut as their VC, twin porta potties, has one of the coolest signs ever and so appropriate for a battlefield. The sign reads, “Please Do Not Drop Live Rounds into the Hole.”

Teej

]]> By: Andrew Duppstadt https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727&cpage=1#comment-23057 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:34:26 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727#comment-23057 Eric,
Glad to see so many of our North Carolina sites listed here. At least I know we are doing a good job! I would agree with Randy’s comment that Fort Macon is also very good, though they don’t really have a VC, per se. They will begin construction of one in May, but the exhibits inside the fort’s casemates are great. Paul Branch, the ranger/historian there has written two books on the history of the fort and is THE authority, so its nice to have him there. Thanks again for the kind words about our sites in the Old North State!

Andrew Duppstadt
Assistant Curator of Education
NC Historic Sites Division

]]> By: Stan O'Donnell https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727&cpage=1#comment-23018 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:45:48 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727#comment-23018 Just hit the portable Little Skippers Room/VC at BB today. What a great battlefield!

Has nobody mentioned New Market?

]]> By: Cronan Maxwell https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727&cpage=1#comment-23015 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:34:02 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727#comment-23015 Revisted Fort Sumter last fall. NPS has built a great VC which offers a great summary of antebellum Low Country history in addition to Sumter & the CW around Charleston.

]]> By: Caswain https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727&cpage=1#comment-22961 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:40:21 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=727#comment-22961 No, I was the guy playing the banjo, standing next to the guy who told you how to get back to the car….J/K.

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