StormDriven
9th of February 2009 (Mon), 06:43
This is my first attempt, and you will have to check out my flickr for full size. Here is a little history behind it and why its an important picture for me.
Pea Ridge National Military Park is a United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)National Military Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Military_Park) located in extreme northwestern Arkansas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas) near the Missouri (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri) border. The park protects the site of the American Civil War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War)Battle of Pea Ridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pea_Ridge) which was fought March 7 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_7) and March 8 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_8), 1862 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1862). The battle was a victory for the Union (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)), and helped it gain control of the crucial border state of Missouri.
The park is acknowledged as one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields. The park features a visitors center and museum, a driving tour, the restored battlefields, hiking trails, a portion of the pre-war Old Telegraph/Wire Road, approximately two-and-a-half miles of the Trail of Tears (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears) as followed by some members of the Cherokee Nation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_Nation) and the restored Elkhorn Tavern, which was the epicenter of much of the battle.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3264242248_b11f6f09e7.jpg
Pea Ridge National Military Park is a United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)National Military Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Military_Park) located in extreme northwestern Arkansas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas) near the Missouri (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri) border. The park protects the site of the American Civil War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War)Battle of Pea Ridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pea_Ridge) which was fought March 7 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_7) and March 8 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_8), 1862 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1862). The battle was a victory for the Union (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)), and helped it gain control of the crucial border state of Missouri.
The park is acknowledged as one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields. The park features a visitors center and museum, a driving tour, the restored battlefields, hiking trails, a portion of the pre-war Old Telegraph/Wire Road, approximately two-and-a-half miles of the Trail of Tears (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears) as followed by some members of the Cherokee Nation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_Nation) and the restored Elkhorn Tavern, which was the epicenter of much of the battle.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3264242248_b11f6f09e7.jpg