ILEANA JOHNSON

My view of the world through personal experience, travel in Europe and North America, research, and living 20 years under communism.

Showing posts with label Civil War. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Civil War. Show all posts

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Freestone Point on the Potomac River

The Freestone Point, now a tall bluff overlooking the Potomac River, has seen a lot of fighting during the Civil War, shipping of goods, and...

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Bristoe Station Battlefield

The railroad as it was in 1863 The blazing sun is scorching us in the wide-open field, and we are already drenched in sweat. We can see tree...

Friday, April 28, 2023

Liberia House in Manassas, Virginia

Liberia House stands in the middle of a beautiful green pasture, a flower garden, a cemetery, a walking trail with a brook surrounded by woo...

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Fredericksburg Flowers

Nurse Woolsey The verdant fields of Chancellorsville, Virginia, are bursting with wildflowers. The yellows, purple, lavender, white, and pin...

Thursday, November 21, 2019

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine

Photo: Ileana Johnson 2019 Frederick, MD, a town settled in 1745, is the location of the two-story National Museum of Civil War Medicin...

Monday, September 16, 2019

Antietam 157 Years After the Bloody Battle

We drove one overcast and pleasant day to Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, MD, 157 years since the bloodiest battle took place...

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