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February 27th 2020

Published: September 11th 2013

I buried myself momentarily in the deep and fascinating history of America's beginning when the new world revolted against the old and bitter conflict ended England's rule over her colony and the United States elected its great general, George Washington as its first President. Some years later the Civil War then took its unrelenting toll on families, friendships, businesses and tore apart one en... Read Full Entry

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Roger Sutherland

Whirl Traveller

My name is Roger and I am originally from the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia but now live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. My wife Jeanette and I have traveled to all the continents with the exception of Antarctica but nevertheless still have many other countries and areas that we wish to experience in the future. So far we have visited nearly 76 countries and territories worldwide, some of which we have visited multiple times and counting. We are particularly attracted to Europe and as an example, have visited Belgium six times and Spain four, making it eight times on the continent as of July 2... full info

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Functional buildings on the grounds of the Governor's Palace

Slaves usually lived where they worked so some would occupy these buildings. The house slaves would sleep in the main house on straw filled bags.

A typical mansion

The Governor's Palace

A building on the grounds of the Governor's Palace

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Plaque outside Saint John's

St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond

Patrick Henry delivered his famous "liberty or death" speech in 1775 from here.

Saint John's episcopal church

Roger outside the famous church

Ancient graves litter the grounds

Historic Tredegar, Richmond

This was the main munitions manufacturing plant for the Confederate armies

The American Civil War Centre

This is a must visit for anyone interested in the rich history of Richmond.

Civil war artillery manufactured at Tredegar

Actual photographs

Made for the Comfederate Army

Artillery

Another civil war heavy weapon

A Bill of sale for two slaves

23rd September 2013

Karla
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North and South
Beautifully written Roger. It always amazes that this period in time really wasnt that long ago. Love the photos! Thanks for sharing your experiences.

12th November 2013

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Where it all started...
Great photos and account of this important period in our history. The noble War of Independence and the sad history of the Civil War, which as you said, was fought more for economic supremacy in congress than for the more important cause of human rights. After that terrible war, there was such a chance for equality of opportunity, but instead the slave system was replaced by one almost as bad. Shame on us. Hopefully, someday, right will prevail. Great blog!

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