tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post1170258541383370267..comments2024-03-21T09:11:41.486-07:00Comments on Souvenir Chronicles: MARYLAND: ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELDJudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-49756300337002594872021-11-01T09:33:18.314-07:002021-11-01T09:33:18.314-07:00Yes, it does! Wikipedia says it was a guided missi...Yes, it does! Wikipedia says it was a guided missile cruiser. I am not sure what is the right answer! Maybe they put the wrong picture on the sign?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-78696786542969140032021-10-31T13:45:16.892-07:002021-10-31T13:45:16.892-07:00I don't believe the namesake ship pictured was...I don't believe the namesake ship pictured was a guided missile cruiser. Looks more like an aircraft carrier.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568567795291291565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-5238735793055501722014-02-17T21:37:19.236-08:002014-02-17T21:37:19.236-08:00When we were there, a few singles from our ward he...When we were there, a few singles from our ward headed out there for the annual luminarias event--a lighting of thousands of luminaries for each war dead. I'd never heard about it, and we couldn't go. . . but now I wish I had. We crammed a lot into our lives that year, but some of the events further afield just didn't make it onto the list. I feel as satisfied as if I've had a visit after reading your post. Thanks.Letterpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983311236791267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-77142857192222253072014-02-04T11:37:05.452-08:002014-02-04T11:37:05.452-08:00Yeah, sometimes some of the greatest tragedies hap...Yeah, sometimes some of the greatest tragedies happen in the prettiest places. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527560924729632331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-50659787899342126852014-02-03T08:14:24.650-08:002014-02-03T08:14:24.650-08:00Great comparison, Chris!Great comparison, Chris!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-16701122826308788762014-02-03T07:34:26.117-08:002014-02-03T07:34:26.117-08:00This contrast between horror and beauty reminds me...This contrast between horror and beauty reminds me of being at Melk, overlooking the beautiful, peaceful valley from a concentration camp.,<br /><br />Love the quilts!chrisjoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14006659927591484598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-7298391153776902232014-02-03T06:22:33.438-08:002014-02-03T06:22:33.438-08:00According to this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wi...According to this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States_by_military_service,<br />other future U.S. Presidents who fought in the Civil War include Andrew Johnson (Lincoln's VP), James Garfield (Shiloh and Chickamauga), Chester Arthur (Quartermaster General)(, and Benjamin Harrison (Atlanta and Sherman's March to the Sea, among many other battles).Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-32765136160638799972014-02-03T04:30:12.952-08:002014-02-03T04:30:12.952-08:00Lincoln, Hayes, McKinley and U.S. Grant. I wonder ...Lincoln, Hayes, McKinley and U.S. Grant. I wonder if any other U.S. presidents had a direct connection to the Civil War? The contrast of simplicity and tranquility to death and destruction is evidenced everywhere at this site. A wonderful memorial. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527560924729632331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-3317054323638181042014-02-02T19:23:08.850-08:002014-02-02T19:23:08.850-08:00Quilts and a civil war battlefield. Definitely loo...Quilts and a civil war battlefield. Definitely looks like something Denise would like.ElderPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05104290184766381455noreply@blogger.com