Historicon 2012 - Chancellorsville Battlefield

The first day at Historicon had Julie and I meeting John and Terry at the Chancellorsville Visitor center which is at the site that Jackson went down.  The small museum at each of the battlefields all had a short movie introducing visitors to the events that occurred there.  Here are some pictures of the Site where Jackson fell.

Map to the park

The Battle description

The proper 4x4 Battle Flag

One of the Plaques

Path to Jackson Monument

Jackson Memorial

Unknown Soldier Grave

A nice plaque on the monument

A Rock placed near where Jackson was shot

Julie

A plaque describing the disastrous event

Australian War Memorial and Museum - Canberra, Australia

I am currently in Canberra and got a chance after my business meetings to visit the War Museum and Memorial. Very nice museum and again I wil post pictures soon. One note. If you get a chance look up on you tube Peter Jacksons short film called crossing the trenches or crossing the line. I forgot which. Anyway, the BEST WWI aerial combat movie I have ever seen. Wow.  Here are some of the pictures from the War Museum.  If you are ever in Canberra it is well worth the trip.  Take the free tour because there is so much to see and great tidbits of information and stories from the Guides there.

Australian War Museum - Back

Australian War Museum - Front

WWI Trench Sniping Rifle

Sniping through mirrors with lanyard on trigger

Great Dioramas throughout

WWI

WWI

WWI

Light Horse charging the Turks

WWI MG

WWII Kubelwagon

Interesting Weapon Storage

Driver

Anti Tank Gun

Boxer Rebellion Gunboat

Zulu's!!

Captured from the Boer

Eternal Flame in Water

Bf109

Lancaster G for George - Great Story about G

WWI Hall - Fantastic Peter Jackson Dogfight Movie!

National U.S. Marine Museum - Quantico - 2012

As mentioned before as soon as I have a minute or tow I will update this blog regarding my visit tonthis excellent museum at Quantico, Va. I drove here on Sunday at end of Historicon. If you get a chance you have to stop in to see this Museum.  It is one of the best ones I have been too.  I liked it better than the New Orleans, WWII Museum.  There so much to see and they are expanding. Its right off the road on the way to D.C.  Here are few pictures I took.  I will show more at the next club meeting.

National US Marine Museum

Beautiful Building

The Main Hall

All Full Sized Dioramas

Faces are from the actual Marines that were there.

Early Marine History

Fighting Mexicans

Mexican American War

Harpers Ferry - Great Model Dioramas everywhere too.

Hotchkiss 2 pdr

Spanish American War

Colt MG - Spanish American War

Belleau Wood

This lead to a nice movie on the Marine Attack at the Woods

Everywhere you looked there was history

Korea

Chosin Reservoir - The diorama was heavily air conditioned to give you the feel

More displays

The Thing - Vietnam

Vietnam

Korea