Antietam

[Pappy]

We decided since I have the next two weekends booked to cover races, that today we would take the day off and head over to one of our nations battlefields.

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It was a humbling expierence knowing that over 2000 soldiers died where I was standing and in the field infront of me in just one skirmish in this battle.

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[Pappy]

Ryan read every name on every monument. Between him and Cody I did not need a tour guide:p

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This monument really stuck out, the craftsmanship was inspiring

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[pro-rider46]

wow, great pictures pappy, that last one shows all of the detail in the monument, i bet that was a hard piece of concrete to make.

a few years ago i went to Gettysburg, and if anyone hasnt been there, its worth a trip out there, its pretty interesting.

[Pappy]

I bought a book about the battle, and the photographer who was paid to cover it. He was the first photographer to have his photos of war dead printed.


The black and white shots really took me back in time
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[Pappy]

Bloody lane and the sunken road was basically a killing ground, and the ditch over flowed with teh dead by days end

The green cannon in the background to the left marks where a General died.

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Burnsides bridge

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[Pappy]

The Observatory was constructed in 1903 ( I think) and was to serve as an learning area. We walked to the top and met a young man who just returned from his tour in Iraq. He told me he wishes something like this could be built to honor those who have fallen there to be constructed

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[ZeroLogic]

Wow, nice pictures Pappy, got anymore?

[Pappy]

Not to many, the sun started getting bright and we just kind of relaxed as we toured the facility.

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by Pappy
we just kind of relaxed .

You gotta learn to do that more often .... you always seem to be Go Go Go !!!!

Great pictures ..... can you give a Canuck a little history lesson as to what happened there??

[Pappy]

Trust me greg, i know:p it seems now when i get 3 or 4 days without much to do i just veg out because i know i have 3 or 4 days of non stop work waiting.


The battle at antietam was the bloodiest battle in our history, 26,000 soldiers on both sides died in 1 day. it pretty much was the end of the confedercy. Gettysburg gets the majority of attention, but most hostorians agree that this one battle was the one that ended the war

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by Pappy
Trust me greg, i know:p it seems now when i get 3 or 4 days without much to do i just veg out because i know i have 3 or 4 days of non stop work waiting.


The battle at antietam was the bloodiest battle in our history, 26,000 soldiers on both sides died in 1 day. it pretty much was the end of the confedercy. Gettysburg gets the majority of attention, but most hostorians agree that this one battle was the one that ended the war

Ahhhh .... thanks for the history lesson. I guess it's true what they say ... you learn something new every day.

Now get back to work . :p

BTW ... did you ever snap any pictures when you headed west a few weeks ago? I remember you saying that you might take some pictures heading through Ohio or somewhere like that if you had extra time . Just curious .

[Pappy]

no i sure didnt, we were hammer down and making time...lol


i am intending on leaving ultra early for this weekends national and unhooking to do some photography of the area depending on the weather. and during the summer break i will be doing some different things so hopefully i get something you like:p i havent passed a barn lately that hasnt reminded me of you liking them....lol

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by Pappy
no i sure didnt, we were hammer down and making time...lol


i am intending on leaving ultra early for this weekends national and unhooking to do some photography of the area depending on the weather. and during the summer break i will be doing some different things so hopefully i get something you like:p i havent passed a barn lately that hasnt reminded me of you liking them....lol

When you snap the barn pics .... make sure ya don't skerd da sheepz !!!;)

[Pipeless416]

i i thought i saw you were in wisconsin a bit ago. where did you go? you probably headed right through my neck of the woods.

[Pappy]

i was actually in Minnisota, for Polaris

[Pipeless416]

ah i see. cool pictures by the way. they really remind me of gettysburg. everybody should get the chance to visit a historical battle field.