James Bowen's photos with the keyword: Historic Sites

This might look like a simple railroad, but it was here that the first transcontinental railroad in America was completed

This homestead is where the biggest surrender of Confederate troups occured during the American Civil War.

The Battle of Fredericksburg was a rout for Union forces. They launched an attack on superior positions, with dire consequences for their forces. After several days of the battle, a Confederate doctor , Richard Kirkland, walked onto the battlefield to tend to the dead and dying (with the Union lying in wait). This memorializes his actions.