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Nashville TENNESEE :

 What a great card showing the famous train from the US Civil War.."The General" This train holds a special place in the history of the US Civil War..Thank you so much for this great card Mel and Boyd..
Posted Nashville TN : 24 September : Arrived Sydney : 20 October : Traveled 26 days. love the stamp/!!
THE GENERAL.:
On April 12th 1862 James J Andrews and a band of Union spies stole the locomotive "The General" from under the watchful eyes of guards at nearby camp Mc.Donald while all passengers and crew were eating their breakfast at the Lacy Hotel.This famous  locomotive can be seen at the Southern Museum of The Civil War in Kennesaw Georgia.

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Dover : TN.:

I  have always been fond of military history and I love these cards from the American Civil War battlefields. This card from Fort Donelson in Tennessee one of two close major battlefields the other being Fort Heiman two sites of the American Civil war Forts Henry and Donelson campaigns in which  the Union Army under Brigadier Ulysses S Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote captured three confederate forts and opened up two Rivers , The Cumberland River and the Tennessee River to control by the Union Navy.The Commanders received National recognition for their victories in February 1862 as they were the first major Union Army's successes of the war. The capture of Fort Donelson and its garrison by the Union led to the capture of Tennessee's capital and its Industrial Centre, Nashville, which remained in Union hands from February 25th 1862 until the end of the war.and this gave the Union control over most of Tennessee.Thank you Mel for this card..Love it! also lovely stamps.
 Posted Nashville 24 March 2015: Arrived Sydney 02 April 2015: Traveled 9 days.: Thanx Mel.

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Gettysburg: PA.

Thnk you Bert for another great swap of these Civil War cards. This card shows various scenes of Gettysburg..During the battle of Gettysburg on July 2nd 1863 these massive rock forms (shown)wewre not only very defensive positions , but temporary graves formany fallen soldiers, as from these rocks Confederate snipers fired on union positions atop "The Little Roundtop" causing many casualties. Thank you Bert another great card and many great Civil War stamps from this great series.
Posted 26 February 2015: Arrived Sydney 17 March 2015 : Traveled 21 days.

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Atlanta.: GA.:

This card is great, it has so many things about it I like...Trains, museums, Civil War and is from a great mate from Tennessee.. Thanks so much Mel for thinking of me once again during your travels.
This card is from "The Cyclorama Museum" in Atlanta Georgia, the home of The famous Civil War locomotive " Texas.".hero of the great train race.... ( and what a great history this locomotive has to tell!! ).Also to be found in this Museum is the worlds largest Painting " The Battle of Atlanta". Through spectacular Music, art and sound effects sound step back in time as history comes alive to July 22 nd 1864 and become part of this huge battle.Thank you Mel for this nice card...
  Posted 01 March 2015 : Arrived Sydney 16 March 2015: Traveled 15 days..

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Charleston : SC.

 This is  a big card and shows a wonderful aerial photograph of Fort Sumter also shown is the interior of some of the Fort.  Fort Sumter is a National Monument. This Fort was the scene of the opening battle of The American Civil War which began on April 12th , 1861. and after a 34 hour siege , the Fort commanded by Major Robert Anderson and his detatchment of Union troops , surrendered. The Fort was then occupied by the Confederates and remained in their hands until shortly before the end of the war on February 17th 1865. Thank you Deborah for this fine card swap..
Posted Charleston :06 February 2015: Arrived Sydney: 25 February 2015: Traveled 19 days. Thank you.

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Gettysburg PA.

 Thank you for this fine swap card Bert as you know that I really like the military history of the US civil war.. This card shows the two main players in this conflict that would go down as one of the most destructive engagements in U.S. Military history .Where in Gettysburg for the three days of July, the first to the third, of 1863, when over 150,000 troops of both Confederate and Union Forces engaged in a fierce Battle of human carnage that was to leave over 50, 000 casualties.
 Gettysburg was the Northernest most point that was reached by the Confederate Army and was known as "The High Water Mark" of the conflict for the Confederacy.  Thank you Bert..
 Posted : 17 February 2015: Arrived : Sydney 06 February 2015 : Traveled: 17 days.

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Gettysburg: VA

 This is a nice  card and thank you Bert for this great swap.. You know That I am a military historian and I especially love the history of the American Civil War (1861-1865 ). This is a fine card and shows all the Generals from both sides of the conflict The Union army ( of the North )and also The Confederate Army (of the South)..All the participating Generals names can be seen on the card and are responsible for all that transpired at The huge and costly Battle of Gettysburg.
 Posted 17 February 2015: Arrived Sydney 06 March 2015: Traveled 17 days. Thank you Bert ..great card and great stamps...thanks mate.

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THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGAN ON APRIL 12th 1861.

Fort Sumter : SC.

This is a most attractive card and shows a lovely aerial view of Fort Sumter  in South Carolina...Now a National Monument.
Fort Sumter was the scene of the opening battle of the American Civil War on the 12th April 1861. After a 34 hour siege the Fort commandered by Major Robert Anderson and his detatchment of Union troops surrendered.The Fort was then occupied by the Confederate army and remained in their hands until shortly before the end of the war on February 17th,1865..
 Posted 06 February2015: Arrived Sydney 25 February 2015: Traveled 19 days.Thank you Carol .

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Charleston.: SC.

This is where it all started ..The war that tore America apart.. Fort Sumter, Charleston South Carolina. Fort Sumter was the scene of the opening battle that lead to the Civil War on April 12th 1861.After a 34 hour siege the fort, Commanded by Major Robert Anderson and his detatchment of Union troops surrendered. The Fort was then occupied by the Confederates and remained in their hands until shortly before the end of the war on February 17 1865..
Thank you Debbie for these cards and are a good addition to my civil war cards..
 Posted SC 06 February 2015: Arrived Sydney 25 February 2015: traveled 19 days..thanks Debbie..

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            CONFEDERATE GENERALS OF THE CIVIL WAR ( 1861 - 1865 )
  General Robert E Lee's army was always , outnumbered, outgunned and more often than not in a poor position to attack or defend. Yet, General lee was a very practical strategist with an engineers sense and was always willing to take risks tyo out manoeuvre his apponents. The support of his excellent Commanders contributed to repeated victories against the Union army again and again.
  But, eventually the Unions industrial base , replenishment abilities  and Grants persistent and often brutal tactics prevailed. Three million fought six hundred thousand died and it was the only war fought on American soil by Americans and for that reason there has always been a big facination with the Civil war.  Thank you Amy for this great card as I love military history..Thank you.
  Posted 14 November 2014.:Arrived 19.November 2014.: Traveled 5 days..

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Fredericksburg : VA.

 On December the 13th  1862  General Ambrose E Burnside attacked General Robert E Lee at Fredericksburg Virginia. Lees Confederate soldiers posted in part behind a stonewall bordering a sunken road inflicted  13,000 casualties on Burnsides Union Forces in the day long battle. The remains of 15, 000 Union soldiers that died at Fredericksburg and other local battlefields  now rest in the National Cemetary at Arlington Virginia.Thank you Sylvia for this card from lovely Virginia..as you know I love this Civil War history. Posted 28 October 2010. thank you Sylvia..

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Washington. DC

A different card from DC depicting Civil war scene re enactments.. Many historic battles just over the Potomac River into Virginia..This reflects on The Battle of  Manassas. They say that there were eleven separate motions were needed to fire a civil war musket . The 1860's regulation  specified that a trained soldier should fire three aimed shots per minute allowing 20 seconds per shot and less than two seconds per motion. It is estimated that between 8,000 and 10,000 bullets  were fired for every man killed at the bloody first battle of Manassas....amazing...Thank you so much for this card Deirdre as you know that I love this Civil War History..  Posted Washington DC 21 July 1998..Thanks again.