Showing posts with label Excursion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Excursion. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015
Battlefield Excursion 2 Photos
Photos from our second battlefield excursion on March 28, 2015 are now online and viewable here.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Battlefield Excursion 2
FROM: DR. BLEDSOE
TO: STUDENTS OF HIST 490
DATE: 28 MAR 2015
WHERE: CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
RE: HIST 490 BATTLEFIELD EXCURSION #2 ITINERARY
8:50-9:00 A.M.: REPORT TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE HUMANITIES CENTER NO LATER THAN 9:00A.M.
9:00A.M.-9:30 A.M.: TRAVEL TO CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
9:30-10:00 A.M.: BRIEFING ON THE FIELD
10:00A.M.-12:00 NOON: EXCURSIONS TO:
REED’S BRIDGE
4TH MICHIGAN CAVALRY MONUMENT (884)
SITE OF JAY’S MILL
ALEXANDER’S BRIDGE
PARK AT VINIARD-ALEXANDER ROAD
WALK TO THEDFORD FORD
KENTUCKY MONUMENT (860A)
FLORIDA MONUMENT (1253)
12:00 NOON-1:00 P.M.: LUNCH BREAK AND STOP AT VISITOR’S CENTER
1:00 P.M.-4 P.M.: EXCURSIONS TO:
LANDRUM GRAVE (423)
BATTLELINE ROAD
SAM’S MYSTERY WALL
SOUTH CAROLINA MONUMENT (1342)
GEORGIA MONUMENT (1320)
INGRAHAM GRAVE (465)
79TH PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT (1049)
WILDER MONUMENT (453)
LYTLE MONUMENT (617A)
LEE AND GORDON’S MILL
4:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: RETURN TO LEE UNIVERSITY HUMANITIES CENTER
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
WOODWORTH, CHICKAMAUGA: A BATTLEFIELD GUIDE
REAVES, THE MONUMENTS OF CHICKAMAUGA
MONEY FOR LUNCH
SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, WEATHER GEAR, AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THE SYLLABUS
WRITING MATERIAL
DIGITAL CAMERAS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT OPTIONAL
REQUIRED PREPARATION:
READ OVER THE VARIOUS STOPS WE WILL COVER IN THE WOODWORTH AND REAVES BOOKS AND IN YOUR NOTES. I HAVE BUDGETED A MERE 30 MINS. PER STOP, SO PREPARATION BEFOREHAND WILL HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS INITIAL VISIT.
TO: STUDENTS OF HIST 490
DATE: 28 MAR 2015
WHERE: CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
RE: HIST 490 BATTLEFIELD EXCURSION #2 ITINERARY
8:50-9:00 A.M.: REPORT TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE HUMANITIES CENTER NO LATER THAN 9:00A.M.
9:00A.M.-9:30 A.M.: TRAVEL TO CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
9:30-10:00 A.M.: BRIEFING ON THE FIELD
10:00A.M.-12:00 NOON: EXCURSIONS TO:
REED’S BRIDGE
4TH MICHIGAN CAVALRY MONUMENT (884)
SITE OF JAY’S MILL
ALEXANDER’S BRIDGE
PARK AT VINIARD-ALEXANDER ROAD
WALK TO THEDFORD FORD
KENTUCKY MONUMENT (860A)
FLORIDA MONUMENT (1253)
12:00 NOON-1:00 P.M.: LUNCH BREAK AND STOP AT VISITOR’S CENTER
1:00 P.M.-4 P.M.: EXCURSIONS TO:
LANDRUM GRAVE (423)
BATTLELINE ROAD
SAM’S MYSTERY WALL
SOUTH CAROLINA MONUMENT (1342)
GEORGIA MONUMENT (1320)
INGRAHAM GRAVE (465)
79TH PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT (1049)
WILDER MONUMENT (453)
LYTLE MONUMENT (617A)
LEE AND GORDON’S MILL
4:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: RETURN TO LEE UNIVERSITY HUMANITIES CENTER
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
WOODWORTH, CHICKAMAUGA: A BATTLEFIELD GUIDE
REAVES, THE MONUMENTS OF CHICKAMAUGA
MONEY FOR LUNCH
SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, WEATHER GEAR, AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THE SYLLABUS
WRITING MATERIAL
DIGITAL CAMERAS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT OPTIONAL
REQUIRED PREPARATION:
READ OVER THE VARIOUS STOPS WE WILL COVER IN THE WOODWORTH AND REAVES BOOKS AND IN YOUR NOTES. I HAVE BUDGETED A MERE 30 MINS. PER STOP, SO PREPARATION BEFOREHAND WILL HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS INITIAL VISIT.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Battlefield Excursion 1 Photos
Photos from our first battlefield excursion of the Spring 2015 semester are now on our Photos page.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Battlefield Excursion 1
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Friday, February 20, 2015
National Park Service Chief Historian Emeritus Ed Bearss and McLemore's Cove
The Friends of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park welcomes National Park Service Chief Historian Emeritus Ed Bearss for three different local programs on March 15 and 16.
Mr. Bearss, who is recognized as the “Father of 20th Century Civil War Battlefield Preservation,” and who Smithsonian Magazine called “a rock star in Civil War circles,” is the feature of a new documentary, American Journey: The Life and Times of Ed Bearss.
On Sunday, March 15, Mr. Bearss will lead a bus tour, Prelude to Chickamauga: Civil War Actions in McLemore’s Cove. More information on this tour and additional programs can be found here.
Mr. Bearss, who is recognized as the “Father of 20th Century Civil War Battlefield Preservation,” and who Smithsonian Magazine called “a rock star in Civil War circles,” is the feature of a new documentary, American Journey: The Life and Times of Ed Bearss.
On Sunday, March 15, Mr. Bearss will lead a bus tour, Prelude to Chickamauga: Civil War Actions in McLemore’s Cove. More information on this tour and additional programs can be found here.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Battlefield Excursion 1
The first class excursion to Chickamauga National Military Park will take place on Sunday, February 22, 2015. The following is our itinerary for this first visit.
FROM: DR. BLEDSOE
TO: STUDENTS OF HIST 490
DATE: 22 FEB 2015
WHERE: CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
RE: HIST 490 BATTLEFIELD EXCURSION #1 ITINERARY
8:50-9:00 A.M.: REPORT TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE HUMANITIES CENTER NO LATER THAN 9:00A.M.
9:00 A.M.-9:30 A.M.: TRAVEL TO CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
9:30-10:00 A.M.: ORIENTATION/BRIEFING ON THE FIELD
10:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON: EXCURSIONS TO WOODWORTH STOPS 1, 4, 5, 6 (COVERING 19 SEPT 1863)
12:00 NOON-1:00 P.M.: LUNCH BREAK AND OPTIONAL STOP AT VISITOR’S CENTER
1:00 P.M.-4 P.M.: EXCURSIONS TO WOODWORTH STOPS 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 19 (COVERING 20 SEPT 1863)
4:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: RETURN TO LEE UNIVERSITY HUMANITIES CENTER
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
WOODWORTH, CHICKAMAUGA: A BATTLEFIELD GUIDE
MONEY FOR LUNCH AT SUBWAY OR SOME EQUIVALENT FAST FOOD PLACE
SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, WEATHER GEAR, AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THE SYLLABUS
WRITING MATERIAL
DIGITAL CAMERAS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT OPTIONAL
REQUIRED PREPARATION:
READ OVER THE VARIOUS STOPS WE WILL COVER IN THE WOODWORTH BOOK. I HAVE BUDGETED A MERE 30 MINS. PER STOP, SO PREPARATION BEFOREHAND WILL HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS INITIAL VISIT.
FROM: DR. BLEDSOE
TO: STUDENTS OF HIST 490
DATE: 22 FEB 2015
WHERE: CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
RE: HIST 490 BATTLEFIELD EXCURSION #1 ITINERARY
8:50-9:00 A.M.: REPORT TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE HUMANITIES CENTER NO LATER THAN 9:00A.M.
9:00 A.M.-9:30 A.M.: TRAVEL TO CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
9:30-10:00 A.M.: ORIENTATION/BRIEFING ON THE FIELD
10:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON: EXCURSIONS TO WOODWORTH STOPS 1, 4, 5, 6 (COVERING 19 SEPT 1863)
12:00 NOON-1:00 P.M.: LUNCH BREAK AND OPTIONAL STOP AT VISITOR’S CENTER
1:00 P.M.-4 P.M.: EXCURSIONS TO WOODWORTH STOPS 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 19 (COVERING 20 SEPT 1863)
4:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: RETURN TO LEE UNIVERSITY HUMANITIES CENTER
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
WOODWORTH, CHICKAMAUGA: A BATTLEFIELD GUIDE
MONEY FOR LUNCH AT SUBWAY OR SOME EQUIVALENT FAST FOOD PLACE
SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, WEATHER GEAR, AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THE SYLLABUS
WRITING MATERIAL
DIGITAL CAMERAS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT OPTIONAL
REQUIRED PREPARATION:
READ OVER THE VARIOUS STOPS WE WILL COVER IN THE WOODWORTH BOOK. I HAVE BUDGETED A MERE 30 MINS. PER STOP, SO PREPARATION BEFOREHAND WILL HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS INITIAL VISIT.
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