Month: December 2023

This shell of a farmhouse outside Galena, Illinois, shows the strength of stonework across the passing years.

The rolling country of northwestern Illinois offers beautiful scenes of Americana, including this one just after a light snowfall.

Sunrise’s fading blush in the sky provides a warmth to this winter “farmscape.”

The Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago is a wonder place to visit, especially when the weather turns cold and dreary. Seen here is a beautiful fan palm, which is

Fierce fighting and a heroic effort by Union troops in the woods at the left side of this photo saved the day—and the battle—for the Union army.

Barricades have been reconstructed throughout the park and are surprisingly tall.

Happy Christmas, everyone. Keeping on the Civil War theme, and interrupting the current series from Stones River Battlefield, is this photo of General Grant’s post-war home in Galena, Illinois.

This marker for soldier Martin Carrell, Union #5769 of the Ohio Regiment, is small yet impressive. There’s elegance in the simplicity of such a marker, and it’s powerful to

After years of using the “Kale” WordPress theme, I’ve switched to a photography-friendly theme. I have a few complaints about the free version of the theme, the biggest being

Known now as “Stones River,” the eagle-topped monument pictured here says “Stone River.” It’s a beautiful cemetery, and reading about the history—and racism—of this battlefield is illuminating.

Over the next few days, I’ll post a handful of photos from my summer trip to Murfreesboro, Tenn., where I toured a Civil War battlefield. This National Park Service