Tag: civil war

Photos from Gaines Mill (Civil War – Seven Days Battles 1862)

June 29, 2022

Hello Readers, We have family visiting from another state – and this usually means we end up going to at least one Civil War “somethin’ or other” —  the joke around Richmond, Virginia is that “anywhere you go, there is always something related to the 1860s” – a memorial, monument, a reenactment, a brick wall, or a … More Photos from Gaines Mill (Civil War – Seven Days Battles 1862)

Gone, But not forgotten (civil war in RVA)

December 6, 2014

If there was ever a slogan for our city, “Gone, but not forgotten,” would fit well because during the Civil War in United States (1861-1865) Richmond, Virginia was the political home for the Confederacy (South). So let me take you for a little tour to show you how remembrance of the Civil War is all around town. First, while … More Gone, But not forgotten (civil war in RVA)