World at War

From The Fields Of The Civil War

A Civil War Remembrance. Songs from the Civil War CD…From The Fields, recorded on the battlefields. Slideshow. Featuring the songs Johnny Has Gone For Soldier, A Soldier’s Diary recorded in the McLean House Parlor at Appomattox Court House, Shiloh Reprise and Battle Cry Of Freedom.

US pullout from Iraq Aug 23 10.

For the past four weeks First Lieutenant Sidney Leslie’s mind was not on military convoys in Iraq but just on packing up, loading trucks and going home to Bedford, Virginia, USA. His 1st Battalion of the 116th Infantry Regiment ran military convoys across Iraq but is now among thousands of troops pulling out as the [...]

Death Scene from AVENEL THE MOTION PICTURE (2005)

Scene Directed by Jim Choate and George Roland Wills, as was the BOWYER SAVES AVENEL Scene… Written by George Roland WIlls, Produced by Confederate Pictures Reenactment Films. Captain Jimmie Breckinridge is played by Jim Choate, who was General Bernard Elliot Bee in GODS AND GENERALS and who provided the land and the horses and his [...]

The Cheyenne – Trail from River

This is the trail from the river towards home. About 1/2 way we turn onto the sandy pine grove loop behind the house and then return to the Mini-Me BMX/MX Track. Come Stay on our 25 acre riverfront estate and hike, or ride your horse and mountain bikes on our wide sandy trails. Go to [...]

From Cold Harbor to Appomattox (Part 2)

On July 22 and 23, 2008, I took a self-guided tour of key Civil War sites related to the Overland, Petersburg, and Appomattox Campaigns. This is part 2.

From Cold Harbor to Appomattox (Part 1)

On July 22 and 23, 2008, I took a self-guided tour of key Civil War sites related to the Overland, Petersburg, and Appomattox Campaigns. This is part 1.