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However, I was a bit disappointed in my ability to find a collection of famous generals. Nearby is the grave of unknown Civil War soldiers from the Manassas battles. There is a brief tour available of the interior and it is fully stocked with period furniture and portraits, including one of my favorites of a very young Lt. It has an interesting design, constructed of bricks, but covered with stucco colored and textured to look like blocks of sandstone. Lee's mansion until it was seized by quartermaster general Montgomery C. This time I hoped to focus on Civil War, particularly the Arlington House, which has reopened after a multiyear closure. I had visited here a number of years ago and did the standard bus tour, stopping by the unknown soldier tomb, JFK grave, etc. Since the weather was beautiful Friday morning, I decided to visit Arlington National Cemetery. I flew out from San Francisco late afternoon Thursday and arrived at a Dulles airport hotel at 2 AM. If you would like to be notified of new travelogues, connect to me via Facebook. Apologies about the quality of interior photographs-I don't take fancy cameras with big flashes to these events. They are not general-purpose descriptions for people unfamiliar with the Civil War, although I do link to various Wikipedia articles throughout. Thus, they sometimes make assumptions about things I already know and focus on insights that I receive.

They record my experiences and impressions of Civil War trips primarily for my future use. Here is a reminder about the reason I write these pages the way I do. To see the entire list of my 2013 trips, go here. It is my fifth year of attendance at the Institute (although not consecutive) and my 14th visit to Gettysburg in the last 10 years. Welcome to my 2013 travelogue pages, commemorating the third year of the Civil War Sesquicentennial! This report covers my June trip to the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. 2013 Civil War Travelogues - Gettysburg Civil War Institute