Eeeek! Man I am NOT a fan of snakes. ...   Sun Oct 21st, 2012 06:08 pm

Val Verde is mostly on private land....unfortunately. Fort Craig is about as close as you get. Glorietta pass is definitely worth the trip. Fort Union ...   Sun Oct 21st, 2012 05:37 pm

Nice! Love the far west stuff. Been to Glorietta pass, NM? ...   Sun Oct 21st, 2012 04:10 pm

thanks for the kind words....I just try to do honor to all those brave young men(both sides)who cared about an ideal so much they gave ...   Sat Apr 7th, 2012 01:29 am

Winston has a way with words....love his writing. ...   Sat Apr 7th, 2012 01:26 am

Just thought I would share these again to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the battle of Shiloh. This is one of my favorite shoots at ...   Fri Apr 6th, 2012 09:15 pm

and my 2012 travel calender is specifically dedicated to western and trans-Mississippi theater locations....some stuff you don't see every day. http://www.cafepress.com/jacksamericancivilwarphotosandmore ...   Wed Dec 14th, 2011 11:28 pm

Christmas is getting close...... ...   Mon Dec 12th, 2011 10:08 pm

They were clearing a lot of trees near the Il. Monument whil I was there. ...   Tue Nov 22nd, 2011 08:41 pm

Thank you Tim! I fully understand what you mean concerning the local attitude towards the battlefield. You really have to watch out for joggers and ...   Tue Nov 22nd, 2011 04:47 pm

please excuse any misspelling in the annotations......I'm still tired from the trip lol! ...   Tue Nov 22nd, 2011 12:51 am

Took an unplanned 3 day trip to Vicksburg last week and thought I would share the pics. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150409761173664.386902.751433663&type=1&l=edbc34684e ...   Tue Nov 22nd, 2011 12:50 am

I went this year to avoid the crowds....but I may go back for the re-enactment....many guns going boom is hard to resist. ...   Sun Oct 30th, 2011 01:58 pm

thanks folks! Ive been wanting to get back to Shiloh for a couple of years and it finally worked out. Fall colors, sunrises, fog, mist...I ...   Fri Oct 28th, 2011 09:11 pm

Sorry haven't annotated them yet...I figure most folks here will know what they are looking at anyway....had a great trip..Fall is really a great time ...   Thu Oct 27th, 2011 09:19 pm

I was there last year....should've given it a go but I was splitting time between Antietam, Gettysburg, and Harpers Ferry so it was a pretty ...   Fri Oct 14th, 2011 01:51 pm

ya Know Tim I usually skip those park movies...they are usually too basic, and like most of us here, by the time I get to ...   Fri Oct 14th, 2011 01:06 am

Macon Light Artillery Abel....he joined at the tender age of 17. also have a GG Grandpa in the 2nd Ga. cavalry reg. under Forrest and ...   Fri Oct 14th, 2011 01:02 am

Ny GG Grandpa was a southern artillerist.....I'd be on that gun like rust in a rainstorm. ...   Thu Oct 13th, 2011 02:52 am

Possibly....a good one to have I think. I suspect I will be able to do both if all goes as expected. Seeing and hearing 62 ...   Thu Oct 13th, 2011 01:35 am

OMG! That will be amazing! Man I would love to shoot some pics of that epic event. Hopefully I'll be there...unless I'm in Japan that ...   Wed Oct 12th, 2011 02:24 am

Man I would love to be there for the 150th re-enactmentmmt. If I can ill buy you a round of hush puppies. ...   Wed Oct 12th, 2011 01:34 am

Lol! I saw that place last time I was there but didn't know if it was any good. Ill definitely check it out....love me some ...   Wed Oct 12th, 2011 01:15 am

Yep it's time for my semi-annual Civil war, battlefield tramping, photographic vacation. This time it's Corinth/Shiloh, places I haven't visited since 2008. I'm pretty well ...   Wed Oct 12th, 2011 12:49 am

I just wanted to share my work with my friends here at CWi. I've finally reached a point where I feel my work is good ...   Thu Oct 6th, 2011 01:32 am

haven't heard of this one...of course I haven't been an active gamer in years. still have a whole closet full of games, just never seem ...   Thu Aug 25th, 2011 12:28 am

I second Albert's comments, this is by far my favorite historically based website. ...   Thu Aug 25th, 2011 12:21 am

And just to show how much the ACW is engrained in my subconscious, I was at home with an illness a couple of weeks back ...   Sun Aug 21st, 2011 08:42 pm

this is an excellent documentary, and I believe a shortened version is now shown at the visitors center: http://youtu.be/ZQqu2PPy_xo ...   Sun Aug 21st, 2011 08:38 pm

very nice! My avatar/namesake fought at Petersburg. ...   Sat Jul 30th, 2011 02:34 pm

For myself honoring my ancestors is a way of ensuring that they and their passions, wrong or right, are not forgotten. I think in understanding ...   Sat Jul 30th, 2011 02:32 pm

A.P.Hill=underrated as a division commander IMO.....unfortunately youthful indiscretions left him prone to chronic UTI's which severely compromised his health and adversely affected his ability to ...   Mon Jul 4th, 2011 02:13 am

I have to admit this is something I as well have never researched....yet another reason to dislike Sherman for many diehards I would think. Interesting ...   Sun Jun 12th, 2011 11:14 pm

Make no bones about it...Sickles the musical is a hopping good time..... ...   Wed Jun 8th, 2011 11:54 pm

obviously this idea doesn't have a leg to stand on...........=+- ...   Wed Jun 8th, 2011 12:32 am

obviously this idea doesn't have a leg to stand on...........=+- ...   Wed Jun 8th, 2011 12:32 am

HC has been bad for a long time...HC International is more like the old HC...not a pawn shop in sight. ...   Wed Jun 8th, 2011 12:28 am

last Raid at Cabin Creek is an excellent, older documentary on an interesting yet somewhat off the beaten path subject- the ACW in Indian territory. http://www.amazon.com/Last-Raid-at-Cabin-Creek/dp/B003V8BO2G The ...   Sun Jun 5th, 2011 04:47 pm

I enjoyed "Lee and Grant"(title rearranged for us southerners) quite a bit more than the Gettysburg program. My major complaint is the same as everyone ...   Sun Jun 5th, 2011 04:35 pm

alternative link for non-facebookers..... http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z116/jackrox_2007/Honey%20Springs%202011%20edited/?albumview=slideshow ...   Thu Jun 2nd, 2011 01:25 am