tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post1772908682714974453..comments2023-11-02T23:06:45.962-07:00Comments on of Battlefields and Bibliophiles: Why did so many Civil War battles take place inside of national parks?dwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-64453532972040236702012-01-16T07:30:43.874-08:002012-01-16T07:30:43.874-08:00At Shiloh on a guided tour that I was on the perso...At Shiloh on a guided tour that I was on the person asked the Park Ranger (actually the now published author Timothy Smith) were the recreated worm fences at the Hornet's nest the original ones from the battle.<br /><br />Those would have been unbelievable artifacts to have survived in the outdoors for 140 years!<br /><br />ChrisChris Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-77763881524014782932012-01-04T10:09:47.948-08:002012-01-04T10:09:47.948-08:00Great blog! I remember one park ranger was asked b...Great blog! I remember one park ranger was asked by a woman, "If there was that big of a fight here, why don't the monuments have bullet scars?" I bet a good book could be written on all the silly questions people have asked them.Tim Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678554985222437552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-65856955140220195972012-01-03T21:40:32.004-08:002012-01-03T21:40:32.004-08:00I'm sure you'd find this kind of stuff in ...I'm sure you'd find this kind of stuff in every country. There's a story about a British soldier (WW1 or 2) that got off a train in London at Waterloo Station and promptly exclaimed "so this is where the famous battle was fought."DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.com