Category Archives: Battlefields

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site

We spent Monday night in Elk City, Oklahoma, on old Route 66. In the morning, I left my wife sleeping in the room and drove 30 miles north-northwest to the Washita Battlefield. I arrived shortly before the visitor center opened, … Continue reading

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Brices Cross Roads and Tupelo National Battlefields (such as they were)

A hurricane three weeks ago blew a bunch of American Flamingos far north into the eastern United States where they’d never been seen before. The closest ones to me were in central Alabama, seven hours away. After debating with myself … Continue reading

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Jenkins Ferry Battleground State Park

In search of something to do, I drove an hour and a half down into Clark County and saw the sights. My first stop was Jenkins Ferry, one of three southern Arkansas Civil War battlefields preserved by the state. At … Continue reading

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Miles of Lonely

I’d made reservations for a spot in a photo blind to see Lesser Prairie-Chickens on Sunday morning. We had to be in place before dawn, which meant I had to stay overnight in Oakley, Kansas. I decided to take back … Continue reading

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Rosebud Battlefield

The Army campaign of 1876 was intended to move the Indian tribes of the northern plains onto reservations. Unwilling to go, the Indians had banded together into a force of about 1,500-2,000 warriors. The Army’s strategy involved an encirclement of … Continue reading

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