I live a short distance from the Pea Ridge American Civil War National Battlefield and went there this morning to kick around and get myself inspired for the upcoming ACW wargaming hijinx.
The park is a great place to go for a hike or bike ride, as the the grounds cover hundreds of acres. Wildlife is abundant-usually you see dozens of whitetail deer. This trip a large variety of colorful butterflies took center stage. The prairie grasses, rolling landscape, and managed woodlands are all great environments to move through.
Anyway, there is a variety of split rail fencing to look at, various cannon, and the Elkhorn Tavern reconstruction, which I may try to scratch-build at some point. I thought I’d put together a small visual reference for the future.
Without further to-do, here are three types of split rail fence on display at Pea Ridge.
Split Rail Type 1
Split Rail Type 1
Split Rail Type 2
Split Rail Type 2
Split Rail Type 3
Gate connection. This may be totally ahistorical. It does, however, work.
Gate Connection: Part Deux
And here is the scene of the heaviest fighting-Elkhorn Tavern.
Elkhorn Tavern
Elkhorn Tavern – West Elevation
Elkhorn Tavern – South Elevation
Elkhorn Tavern – East Elevation
Elkhorn Tavern – North Elevation
Elkhorn Tavern – Artist’s Depiction (note the difference in the porch canopy compared to the photographs and the lack of ground floor railing)
And last, but not least, some cannon, which I am too ignorant to identify. I do know (well, guess, really) that they are NOT 12 pound Napoleons.
I have no idea what sort of cannon this is. It’s rifled. Its carriage is a deep olive green. Barrel is of brass. It has a flared muzzle.
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