29 October 2012

LMRR'12 Dispatch #40: The Campaign for Vicksburg.

Copyright © 2012 Bob R Bogle


This is the final dispatch related to the Lower Mississippi River Run of 2012:  a link to an exceptional historical overview of a good deal of the ground covered on this trip.


Here's a picture I hadn't seen before:  the pontoon bridge by which Sherman's troops (including the 9th Iowa) crossed the Big Black River on the way to Vicksburg.



17 October 2012

LMRR'12 Dispatch #39: Friday, 12 Oct, NOLA.

Copyright © 2012 Bob R Bogle


Canal Street.




 
Roosevelt Hotel.


























Tanya & Dorise.









Preservation Hall.












NOLA shyster.














Louisiana Seafood Festival.  Good music!  Good food!









Gator sausage kabob.