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Gettysburg National Military Park - Cemetery Hill and the Angle : The High Water Mark of Pickett's Charge is located on Cemetery Ridge (Hill). If you have never visited Gettysburg, this ground is the most well-known and most visited stretch within the GNMP Boundary. I encourage you to start your tour of this battle from Seminary Ridge, and walk the course of history with Pickett’s Division as they made their way across the open fields of deadly fire. The experience is life changing.

Gettysburg National Military Park - Cemetery Hill and the Angle

The High Water Mark of Pickett's Charge is located on Cemetery Ridge ( ...

Updated: Mar 11, 2008 6:21pm PST

Violet's Flower Garden : I love flowers that are vibrant in a garden. The sea of color and beauty is a joy to photograph. Please check back soon for more photos, captions, and additions.

Violet's Flower Garden

I love flowers that are vibrant in a garden. The sea of color and beau ...

Updated: Feb 13, 2008 8:36am PST

Your Bio

Welcome!

Greetings from the beautiful Cumberland Plateau of Eastern Tennessee! I hope you enjoy browsing the various photographic galleries I’ve created.

Most of the photographs are related to my passionate study of America’s Civil War heritage. Each photograph of a landscape or a building is a peaceful and beautiful ironic reminder of the carnage and sacrifice of the boys in blue and gray who fought to bring about a new birth of freedom and union for generations of Americans. According to the Civil War Preservation Trust, one acre of battlefield land is lost to development every ten minutes. We must do something NOW to protect those lands. If not, one day the hallowed and sacred grounds of this nation’s most defining struggle will be little more than images on a website or photo album. I encourage you to join the Civil War Preservation Trust and help in the fight to preserve America’s Hallowed Grounds. Membership fees are nominal, but every penny helps! You can visit their website at http://www.civilwar.org .

I am not a fan of Adobe Photoshop, but I do enjoy the mergering of the past with the present. My photoshop skills are mediocre at best, which I think is a great thing. It forces me to focus on getting it right through the lens, not through the computer screen!

Most of the galleries are still under construction in terms of captions, mapping, and organization, but the majority of the photographs are up and running for your to enjoy! Please drop me an email if I have indentified a monument or location incorrectly, and I will fix the mistake promptly.

Also, if you are a reenactor, and your unit has a monument pictured, please email me and I will be glad to donate the photograph to your group's homepage.

Please rate and comment on as many photos as you would like! Suggestions are always welcome!

Violet Clark
vtclark@Hughes.net

Galleries

Best of Civil War History : This gallery features some of what I consider to be my best shots of America's Civil War History. Battlefields represented in this gallery to date include: Antietam, Gettysburg, and Franklin. Coming Soon: Fredericksburg, Manassas, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, Pamplin Park, Petersburg.

Best of Civil War History

This gallery features some of what I consider to be my best shots of A ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2008 11:13am EDT

Antietam National Battlefield : Under Construction! Will be complete by October 2007. Check back often!!The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day in American History. Antietam National Battlefield serves as a peaceful and tranquil irony to the carnage and fighting on the September day. I am currently constructing this gallery. Please check back for captions, updates, and more photos!

Antietam National Battlefield

Under Construction! Will be complete by October 2007. Check back often ...

Updated: Sep 16, 2007 10:05pm EDT

Gettysburg National Military Park - First and Second Day's Battle : Gettysburg National Military Park is a beautiful and scenic tribute to those men who served with valor and honor, both blue and gray. Gettysburg is under the constant threat of commerical, residential, and industrial development. I hope these photos will serve a reminder of how important it is to preserve America's Civil War History. This particular gallery is home to photos from multitudes of places on the battlefield. For more specific monuments, locations, and units, please select one of location galleries, or drop me an email at vtclark@comcast.net and I will be glad to help you find the shot you are searching for!

Gettysburg National Military Park - First and Second Day's Battle

Gettysburg National Military Park is a beautiful and scenic tribute to ...

Updated: Sep 17, 2007 10:10pm EDT

Gettysburg National Military Park - Devil's Den and Little Round Top : I can't think of Devil's Den without my mind wondering back to the movie "Gettysburg" when Hood tells Longstreet: "The ground is strewn with bolders...Every move I make is observed...They can throw rocks at us!"

Gettysburg National Military Park - Devil's Den and Little Round Top

I can't think of Devil's Den without my mind wondering back to the mov ...

Updated: Sep 04, 2007 5:10pm EDT

Gettysburg National Cemetery : 3,512 Union soldiers are interred in Gettysburg National Cemetery, of which 979 are unknown as to name or unit. Today the cemetery and cemetery annex are the property and under the care of the National Park Service, which maintains the final resting place of those Union soldiers, as well as the 6,000+ burials from all of America's wars.

Gettysburg National Cemetery

3,512 Union soldiers are interred in Gettysburg National Cemetery, of ...

Updated: Sep 06, 2007 12:23pm EDT

Gettysburg National Military Park - Seminary Ridge and W. Confederate Ave. : Seminary Ridge is the location of the last Confederate Battle Line, and the starting point for Pickett's Charge. Most of the Confederate State Monuments can be found on Seminary Ridge and W. Confederate Ave.

Gettysburg National Military Park - Seminary Ridge and W. Confederate Ave.

Seminary Ridge is the location of the last Confederate Battle Line, an ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2007 3:05pm EDT

Gettysburg National Military Park - Cemetery Hill and the Angle : The High Water Mark of Pickett's Charge is located on Cemetery Ridge (Hill). If you have never visited Gettysburg, this ground is the most well-known and most visited stretch within the GNMP Boundary. I encourage you to start your tour of this battle from Seminary Ridge, and walk the course of history with Pickett’s Division as they made their way across the open fields of deadly fire. The experience is life changing.

Gettysburg National Military Park - Cemetery Hill and the Angle

The High Water Mark of Pickett's Charge is located on Cemetery Ridge ( ...

Updated: Mar 11, 2008 9:21pm EDT

Gettysburg National Military Park - Cavalry Battlefield :

Gettysburg National Military Park - Cavalry Battlefield

Updated: Sep 17, 2007 8:48am EDT

The American Civil War: In the Presence of the Past - Photoshop Enhanced Images : UNDER CONSTRUCTION!! I hope to have this gallery completed by the end of September 2007. Please check back often, and enjoy the photos and info currently available! When I tour and photograph America's Hallowed Ground, I have always felt a sense that I am not alone. These images are enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, Historic Images by the War's Photojournalists, and my humble attempts at photography. As I have toyed with Photoshop, my work has gotten better and better! Enjoy!

The American Civil War: In the Presence of the Past - Photoshop Enhanced Images

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!! I hope to have this gallery completed by the end ...

Updated: Sep 19, 2007 2:06pm EDT

Gettysburg National Military Park: Encroachment and Visitors : UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!! (Please check back soon for more photos and updates. To be completed October 2007.)I created this gallery with the intent of its title an oxymoron. Visitors come to the battlefields to honor those who sacrificed their lives on the altar of freedom. But what if those battlefields were parking lots, subdivisions and strip malls? These contrasting images are meant to make all those who view them stop and think – what is this was gone?

Gettysburg National Military Park: Encroachment and Visitors

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!! (Please check back soon for more photos and upda ...

Updated: Sep 04, 2007 11:41pm EDT

Petersburg National Battlefield : The Crater at Petersburg is an incredible sight! The engineering genius of a few PA coal miners helped to break the siege at Petersburg. Check back for captions, mapping, and more photos! Under construction!!!

Petersburg National Battlefield

The Crater at Petersburg is an incredible sight! The engineering geniu ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2007 8:57pm EDT

Pamplin Historic Park : Pamplin Historic Park is a privately-owned portion of the Petersburg Siege Line. It was here that Lee tried desperately to protect Richmond, the Confederate capitol. Lee eventually had to evacuate the trenches around Richmond, making his way toward the the Army of Northern Virgina's surrender at Appomattox. Please check back for captions and more photos. I will have this gallery finished shortly.

Pamplin Historic Park

Pamplin Historic Park is a privately-owned portion of the Petersburg S ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2007 8:45pm EDT

Manassas National Battlefield : Photographs of folks enjoying Manassas National Battlefield. Traffic was so terrible that I was limited to the landscapes around the visitor's center. Check back soon for captions and more photos!

Manassas National Battlefield

Photographs of folks enjoying Manassas National Battlefield. Traffic w ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2007 8:19pm EDT

Chickamauga National Military Park : Under Construction

Chickamauga National Military Park

Under Construction

Updated: Sep 16, 2007 10:52pm EDT

Vicksburg National Military Park : Gallery Under Construction!

Vicksburg National Military Park

Gallery Under Construction!

Updated: Sep 16, 2007 10:52pm EDT

Fredericksburg, Salem Church, and Chancellorsville :

Fredericksburg, Salem Church, and Chancellorsville

Updated: Sep 14, 2007 4:30pm EDT

Lexington Virginia - Washington and Lee University and Stonewall Jackson Cemetery : Under Construction!!! Check back often, and enjoy the current content. Will be complete mid-October 2007. Stonewall Jackson left Lexington in 1861 - a professor many of his students at VMI referred to as "Tom Fool". First Manassas proved he wasn't fooling anyone. Robert E. Lee came to Lexington as the exhausted embodiment of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. As President of Washington and Lee University, he saved the college from financial ruin. Both Lee and Jackson have a final resting place in this small and elegant town.

Lexington Virginia - Washington and Lee University and Stonewall Jackson Cemetery

Under Construction!!! Check back often, and enjoy the current content. ...

Updated: Sep 06, 2007 12:25pm EDT

Violet's Flower Garden : I love flowers that are vibrant in a garden. The sea of color and beauty is a joy to photograph. Please check back soon for more photos, captions, and additions.

Violet's Flower Garden

I love flowers that are vibrant in a garden. The sea of color and beau ...

Updated: Feb 13, 2008 11:36am EDT

Wyoming Landscapes :

Wyoming Landscapes

Updated: Mar 04, 2008 6:12pm EDT

Gulf Coast of Alabama :

Gulf Coast of Alabama

Updated: Sep 16, 2007 10:54pm EDT

Great Smoky Mountains and Cades Cove : A small gallery of photographs from Cades Cove and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in TN/NC. Captions and Mapping coming soon, as well as more photos! Check back soon!

Great Smoky Mountains and Cades Cove

A small gallery of photographs from Cades Cove and the Great Smoky Mou ...

Updated: Oct 23, 2007 10:34pm EDT

Christmas at Dollywood : Dollywood is famous for its water rides and summer fun. But at Christmas, the park transforms into a beautiful display of lights and decorations.

Christmas at Dollywood

Dollywood is famous for its water rides and summer fun. But at Christm ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2007 9:21pm EDT

Winter Snow In East Tennessee : We don't get a lot of snow in East Tennessee, but it's an event when we do! Just a few photos of our two major snow events in 2006.

Winter Snow In East Tennessee

We don't get a lot of snow in East Tennessee, but it's an event when w ...

Updated: Dec 08, 2007 11:44pm EDT

Cats & Dogs - Too Many Critters : Four Cats - Bonnie, Pitty Pat, Dixie, and Trixie Three Dogs - Tobie, Blue, and Ace What a mess!

Cats & Dogs - Too Many Critters

Four Cats - Bonnie, Pitty Pat, Dixie, and Trixie Three Dogs - Tobie, ...

Updated: Sep 19, 2007 2:32am EDT

East Tennessee Sunsets : Photographs of sunsets and a few weather-related shots taken from my front porch in Eastern Tennessee. Please check back soon for captions and more photos!

East Tennessee Sunsets

Photographs of sunsets and a few weather-related shots taken from my f ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2007 8:03pm EDT

Birds and Butterflies : under construction! please check back for more photos soon! Until then, enjoy!

Birds and Butterflies