Waverly Mansion is a unique Mississippi antebellum mansion for its enormous octagonal cupola. The dual rotating stairwell is a breath-taking architectural accent to the spectacular entrance.
Col. George H. Young, built the home in 1852. The home survived the war, deep in Confederate territory. Colonel Young had six sons that fought in it.
Today it’s open for tours, but currently for sale at $2.9 million dollars.
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“Marietta Confederate Cemetery is the largest Confederate cemetery south of Richmond, Virginia and is located in Marietta, Georgiaadjacent to the larger Marietta City Cemetery.
The Marietta Confederate Cemetery is one of the largest burial grounds for Confederate dead. It is the resting place to over 3000 soldiers from every confederate state and Maryland, Missouri and Kentucky.
The cemetery was established in 1863 as a gift from Jane Glover who was the wife of Marietta’s first mayor. It sits on the site of a former Baptistchurch that was later moved to a new location in downtown Marietta and the land was acquired by John Glover – Marietta’s first mayor.
Soldiers killed in the battles of Chickamauga in Tennessee, and Kolb’s Farm and Kennesaw Mountain from the Atlanta campaign are interred there.” – Wikapedia
1140 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TN 37064
Revised: 22 November 2017
Take a virtual tour of the historic American Civil War sites in Franklin, Tennessee. Shot on location at The Carter House, Cotton Gin, Fort Granger, Winstead Hill and Carnton Plantation.
Note: get the full screen mode by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame. A zoom option is available also for reading the historical signage. Some markers are embedded in the floating icons.
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February 20, 1864
The Battle of Olustee or Battle of Ocean Pond was fought in Baker County, Florida on February 20, 1864, late during the American Civil War. It was the only major battle fought in Florida during the war. The battlefield is not far off Interstate 10 on US 90.
“Union General Truman Seymour had landed troops at Jacksonville, aiming chiefly to disrupt Confederate food-supply. Meeting little resistance, he proceeded towards the state capital Tallahassee, against orders, assuming that he would face only the small Florida militia. Confederates in Charleston sent reinforcements under General Alfred H. Colquitt and the two armies collided near a lake called Ocean Pond in Olustee. The Union forces were repulsed and retreated back to Jacksonville where they stayed for the remainder of the war.” – Wikipedia
Many focus on the tactical events of the American Civil War, or the political before and after… the strategic consequences it produced. But one glaring point has been overlooked until this narrative: ‘April 1865: The Month That Saved American’ by Jay Winik. This insightful writer and former national defense and foreign policy official, looks beyond all of it, to the most important part of the mater: how wars end.
Not only was Lee’s surrender pivotal in ending our Civil War, the even greater challenge was Gen. Joe Johnston’s in North Carolina. Those two critical events were separated in time by the assassination of President Lincoln. This almost derailed the later, due to the public outcry for vengeance.
Grant has been given much credit for his surrender terms, but it was Sherman, that had much more riding on the line with Johnston’s Army after Lincoln was gone.
Frequently in world history, overwhelmed armies often resort to guerrilla, insurgent tactics to wear their advisory down. What stands out in this narrative is, how tempting it would have been for Lee and the other three Confederate armies still in the field – especially when their President Davis had ordered exactly that.
This interview with Jay Wink is on ‘Booknotes’ from CSPAN
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