Today is Election Day 2012, finally. There is lots of talk of battleground states,
lots of Red and Blue on the map, a country divided, the decision all hinged on
key states like Ohio .
But the battleground they are talking about is not real. At nearby Chickamauga
a real battle was fought here between a country divided. Red and Blue interpretive signs mark the
spots where the CSA (red) and US
(blue) battles were fought. Large carved
monuments give testament to all the states involved, Ohio is featured on many of them.
So if you are tired of all the election hoopla, take a stroll
through a Civil War Battleground. The
peace and quiet is palpable. Read the
markers, how many died, numbers of men and horses are listed at each site. Think about the blood that was shed here on
this Georgia
soil, all fighting for a real cause worth dying for. In 1863 Georgia
was a Battleground
State
