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04 Oct 12, 20:02
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A little jaunt tracing McClellan's Peninsular Campaign
Any good suggestions on points of interest?
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05 Oct 12, 07:01
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You mean McClellan's Peninsular Campaign.
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05 Oct 12, 07:36
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Dam #1. Now located in Newport News Park. Still alot of earthworks to be seen on the Rebel side of the river. They are in the wood so a good overview might be hard to see. Only takes about a hour to hike around it. Good picnic grounds as well.
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05 Oct 12, 07:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Torrance
You mean McClellan's Peninsular Campaign.
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Oh Lord.... it has been a busy day.
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My worst jump story:
My 13th jump was on the 13th day of the month, aircraft number 013.
As recorded on my DA Form 1307 Individual Jump Log.
No lie.
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"Everything looks all right. Have a good jump, eh."
-2 Commando Jumpmaster
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05 Oct 12, 07:42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Half Pint John
Dam #1. Now located in Newport News Park. Still alot of earthworks to be seen on the Rebel side of the river. They are in the wood so a good overview might be hard to see. Only takes about a hour to hike around it. Good picnic grounds as well.
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Thanks John! Looking for areas like that that haven't change since the period. Your suggestion is noted! 
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My worst jump story:
My 13th jump was on the 13th day of the month, aircraft number 013.
As recorded on my DA Form 1307 Individual Jump Log.
No lie.
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"Everything looks all right. Have a good jump, eh."
-2 Commando Jumpmaster
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05 Oct 12, 07:46
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Originally Posted by 101combatvet
Thanks John! Looking for areas like that that haven't change since the period. Your suggestion is noted! |
IF your in the area be sure to take in the Mariners Museum
http://marinersmuseum.org/
The have a full rebuild of the Monitor, Inside recontruction of the Virginia and the actual turrent from the Monitor.
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05 Oct 12, 08:42
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I went to Malvern Hill several months ago. If you are looking for sites that have changed very little this is a must see. The areas where the Confederates staged their assault plus their main path of attack towards the Union guns are as they were the day of the battle.
http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va021.htm
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/malvern-hill.html
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05 Oct 12, 15:15
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Definitely Glendale/Malvern Hill.
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05 Oct 12, 15:21
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Glendale is almost unchanged but most of it is privately owned land, making it pretty unique among Civil War battlefields.
As mentioned earlier, Malvern Hill is the best preserved and most accessible of the Seven Days battles. The lone exception is the left side of the Union line where Ransom made his assault; it's heavily wooded now but at the time of the battle was as open as rest of the battlefield.
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