Temporary Memorial wall

memorial

Memorial

July 1861,was the first battle of Manassas-this was expected to be a very short battle, each side thought the other would back off at the first fire. Spectators followed the troops to sit at on hill top to watch the first fire. By the end of the first day over 900 men had died- this was not going to be a short war. August 1862 was the second Manassas lasting 3 days and 3300 lives lost. The Confederacy won this battle....

Henry House- Judith Henry died during the first Manassas she was the only civilian that died. She refused to leave her home during the battle....

Battlefield of First Manassas (Bull Run)

Stonewall Jackson Monument on Henry's Hill- this is was the battle that General Jackson received his nickname "Stonewall" Jackson from General Bee for capturing a cannon from the union battery.

Stone House- this house was a field hospital during the first and second Manassas

Stone Bridge- The defeated Union Army withdrew across Bull Run.

Colonial Williamsburg is a recreation of the town during the 18th century. Skits throughout the park, historic buildings and taverns, people dressed in period costumes it was a full and really fun day!!!
Hope you enjoy the pictures

This parkway runs between Yorktown, Williamsburg, and Jamestown also known as the Historic Triangle

beautiful parkway-

chicken lady

The Governors Palace

Garden behind the Governors Palace

General Washington Speaks

Good ol tavern boys

The reading of the Declaration of Independence from the Capitol building

Benadict Arnold trying to convince the people to go with the British

Slaves deciding which side to take for the promise of freedom British or General Washington

General Washington asking citizens to march to Yorktown for Victory

Marching to Yorktown for Victory- U.S. is Independent

Yorktown Battlefield This was the last major battle of the American Revolution, which secured independence for the United States.

French Cemetery this cemetery contains the remains of approximately 50 unknown French soldiers

View of the York River

Moore House- This was the house officers met to negotiate surrender terms for Cornwallis army

Dogwood Tree just beautiful in full bloom

The Nelson House- one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. This home also served as hospital during the civil war .

Tobacco Road trail- this was the trail they took to deliver tobacco to the harbor.

Historic buildings in Yorktown

Yorktown Victory Monument

The White House

Us in front of the Capitol

Kennedy Family Gravesite with the eternal flame

The tomb of the Unkown Soldier at Arlington

Changing of the guards at Arlington Cemetery

Memorial to the Nurses of the Armed Forces

Vietnam Memorial

Vietnam Memorial Wall in DC

State Building in Annapolis

Officer housing at Annapolis

St Andrews Church at the Naval Academy

Annapolis Naval Academy view from the harbor

Downtown Annapolis

Beautiful Cherry Trees

George Washingtons Farm at Mt Vernon

Jerry Seinfeld's puffy shirt at the Smithsonian Amercian History Museum

Archie & Edith Bunker chairs from All in the Family

Lincoln Memorial at night

Capitol at night

We had a wonderful time in the Rio Grande Valley with GREAT Friends! After the Rio Grande we went to Abbeville, LA and stayed at Bettys RV Park- What a wonderful time we had there. Sorry I did not take any pictures I wish I had, we went to Cajun Claws and had a wonderful Crawfish dinner we had 3 1/2 of crawfish it took us well over an hour to eat them, very messy but, very very good. We stayed in Abbeville 3 nights took in some of the sights and saw some of the damage from Hurricane Rita that area was hit pretty hard. After leaving LA, we headed for Myrtle Beach, SC a little tourist town with tons of Seafood Buffets, tons of Outlet Shopping Malls, numerous T-Shirt Stands, and of course as in any tourist town a ton of Timeshare booths all offering free stuff. We did not do any timeshare tours. We did see a show we went to see Good Vibrations a wonderful show it was a musical review from the 60, 70, & 80's very good and very talented singers. We will be in Washington DC the first two weeks of April. Until next time......

The Giant Crab in Myrtle Beach, SC Suppose to be one of the best Seafood Buffets. Not sure about that, but, the Alaskan King Crab legs were to die for!!!