Category Archives: civil war travels

Sheldon Church Ruins Yemassee SC

Posted on 10/10/2015 by RCGG

Seventeen miles from Beaufort, SC is a small town called Yemassee there’s a beautiful old church called Sheldon Church. It is in ruins, but that doesn’t take the beauty from it. Old Sheldon Church was built between the years of … Continue reading →

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Andersonville Prison Camp

Posted on 10/06/2015 by RCGG

Can you imagine what civil war prisoners went through? Learning about the civil war in school always told us that Andersonville was the worst of the prison camps. After seeing the actual site and learning more about Andersonville I still … Continue reading →

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Appomattox VA

Posted on 10/03/2015 by RCGG

On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox VA. 150 years later Mr. RCGG and I went to the reenactment of the surrender.  You could see all the emotion on the faces … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg PA

Posted on 10/02/2015 by RCGG

Have you been to Gettysburg PA? It’s a somewhat small town just over the border from Maryland and about an hour and half from Washington DC. Well, it’s a small town until the Fourth of July weekend rolls around every … Continue reading →

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Our Gettysburg Trip

Posted on 07/10/2013 by RCGG

Over the Fourth of July weekend we went to Gettysburg PA for the 150th commemoration of the civil war battle. We had so much fun! We left on the fourth and stayed the night in Alexandria, VA  and watched the … Continue reading →

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Oak Hill Cemetery

Posted on 04/20/2012 by RCGG

Last Saturday Nathan and I went to Oak Hill cemetery because he read there was a civil war genreal buried there.   There are some famous Cartersville residents also buried there.  One resident was Sam Jones.  He was one of the … Continue reading →

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Cooper’s Furnace

Posted on 04/01/2012 by RCGG

Nathan and I went to Cooper’s Furnace yesterday.  It was an iron works during the civil war. It was built by Jacob Stroup in the 1830’s and then purchased by Mark Cooper, a politician, after losing the election for governor … Continue reading →

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