by David Kroese | May 5, 2019 | The Journey Continues
As go the border states, so goes the war. Everybody clearly understood the status of the border states Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland would go a long way in deciding the Civil War. In the second half of 1861, Confederate forces established a defensive line across...
by David Kroese | Apr 3, 2019 | The Journey Continues
Our 26th President is widely considered the most famous, and arguably the most impactful, conservationist to occupy the White House. Theodore Roosevelt’s administration backed the landmark 1906 Antiquities Act, and Teddy used it to great effect. He played a...
by David Kroese | Apr 3, 2019 | The Journey Continues
On a southwestern Missouri farm amidst the swirling chaos of banditry and violence that defined the Missouri-Kansas border during the Civil War, a remarkable man of science was born in 1864. After outlaws kidnapped the infant George and his mother Mary, he returned to...
by David Kroese | Apr 3, 2019 | The Journey Continues
On April 10-11, 1862, military science and fortifications would change forever. Situated on Tybee Island, a mile away from Fort Pulaski’s imposing 7.5-foot brick walls, eleven Union field batteries containing 36 cannon and mortars, and most importantly, ten rifled...
by David Kroese | Feb 21, 2019 | The Journey Continues
Vicksburg National Military Park covers 20 miles of trenches, approaches, and parallels in its 1,800 acres. The 1,330 monuments, tablets, markers and plaques throughout the park tell the story of this 47-day siege around 8 miles of defensive earthworks and a 3-mile...
by David Kroese | Jan 11, 2019 | The Journey Continues
Description Sparked by the opportunity to explore his personal passions, David Kroese turns away from a rewarding yet languishing career and begins the adventure of a lifetime. What happens next evolves into a tour of all four hundred-plus units in America’s National...
