World War II American Experience: Military Weekend
- Jul 26, 2024 at 8:00am to Jul 28, 2024 at 5:00pm EDT
- Location: 845 Crooked Creek Road Gettysburg, Pa 17325
- Description:
Save the Date! Military Weekend 2024
July 26-28, 2024
If you would like to join us as a living historian, please email us at museum@visitww2.org.
- Created by: Scott Lyons
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STEPHEN AMBROSE HISTORICAL TOURS: CIVIL WAR TOUR: WAR ON THE RIVERS, RAILS & MOUNTAINS
- Oct 5, 2024 at 9:00am to Oct 13, 2024 at 9:00am EDT
- Location: Starts in Atlanta
- Description:
CIVIL WAR TOUR: WAR ON THE RIVERS, RAILS & MOUNTAINS
In the Western Theatre of the American Civil War, over 200 miles of the Western & Atlantic RR pierced the South like a dagger, plunging into the Confederate heartland of Tennessee and Georgia. After the fall of Nashville in February 1862, the Union converted Tennessee’s capital city into a huge supply depot. Then, using Nashville as a base, Federal armies probed deeper into the South, following the rails over the magnificent and challenging landscape from Nashville, through Chattanooga, to Atlanta. The mountains and rivers over which the rails ran soon became crucial battlegrounds for control of the deep South.
This touring adventure will study the military campaigns and strategy of both sides, while delving into the minds of the leaders who were willing to sacrifice their lives and p
- Created by: Scott Lyons