Category Archives: Battlefields

Wings of Honor Museum

This museum tells the history of the Walnut Ridge Army Flying School that operated on an airfield here for two years during WWII. Just after I arrived, a torrential rainstorm swept through, so I wasn’t in any hurry to leave. … Continue reading

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Reed’s Bridge Battlefield Heritage Park

The history of the battle that took place here can be read on the markers at the bottom of this post. I’ll just add that it all seems a bit silly. The Union marched toward Little Rock. The Confederates burned … Continue reading

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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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