Only tangentially related: reading a little book about river boats on the. Mississippi. A river boat, overcrowded with Union soldiers going home after the war ended, blew up and burned, killing over 1400 soldiers. I don’t want to go to all the battle sites, and I may never hike another trail, but I hope I never loose the ability to be awe-struck by the casualties and courage. Later can discuss seeing the confederate flags on graves in Georgia. That was really place connected.
Only tangentially related: reading a little book about river boats on the. Mississippi. A river boat, overcrowded with Union soldiers going home after the war ended, blew up and burned, killing over 1400 soldiers. I don’t want to go to all the battle sites, and I may never hike another trail, but I hope I never loose the ability to be awe-struck by the casualties and courage. Later can discuss seeing the confederate flags on graves in Georgia. That was really place connected.
I’ve never heard the river boat story. That is insane. How tragic.