Peachtree Creek Battlefield Monument honoring American Soldiers through World War I on Peachtree Battle Road. This is on the north side of Peachtree Creek. Union Soldiers of Ward’s Division of the 20th Corps passed through here on the way to the battle already in progress.

Memorial to the battle at Tanyard Branch Park on Collier Road.

Plaque with a description of the battle at Tanyard Branch Park.

Plaque showing the opposing forces at Tanyard Branch Park.

Plaque, at Tanyard Branch Park, outlining the Union advance from the Chattahoochee River to the crossing of Peachtree Creek and into battle.

Plaque describing the rest of the Union advance and the Confederate emplacements when General Hood took command on the Peachtree Creek lines at Tanyard Branch Park.

Plaque describing the Confederate attack at Tanyard Branch Park.

Plaque continuing the description of the Confederate attack at Tanyard Branch Park.

Northside Drive crossing Peachtree Creek. This was the site where Geary’s and William’s Divisions of the 20th Corps crossed Peachtree Creek on July 19 and 20, 1864. The troops were still in the process of crossing when they were attacked by the Confederates of General Walthall’s Division.

Another view of the Northside Drive crossing site.

Memorial in front of Piedmont Hospital on Peachtree Street. This photo shows the direction of the attack from a part of Bates’ Division and Walker’s Division. They were attacking a gap in Newton’s 4th Corps, that was detached from the rest of the 4th Corps for the battle.

Newton’s lines stretched across this segment of Peachtree Street and along Collier Road on the grounds of Piedmont Hospital.

Another view showing direction of Walker’s attack. Newton’s troops were pushed back from this line toward the hospital in the background. The fighting on this front was severe with Union troops fighting on both sides of the entrenchments as they were attacked from 3 sides. They were relieved by a part of Ward’s Division that crossed Peachtree Creek at Peachtree Road late in the battle.

View of Piedmont Hospital from Collier Road. This was still part of the lines occupied by Newton’s Corps.

Another view of Piedmont Hospital, Newton’s lines, from Collier Road.

Going north on Collier Road. Following the northward running Confederate attack along Collier Road.

Still following Collier Road going north.

Historical marker for Collier’s Mill on Collier Road.

Marker for some mill stones from Collier’s mill.

Mill stones from Collier’s mill.

Historical marker for Harrison’ Brigade on Collier Road. This is at the same place as the mill stones from Collier’s mill. Harrison’s troops were part of Ward’s Division that crossed Peachtree Creek at Peachtree Road after the battle had started. They joined the battle when Geary’s troops were being pushed back towards Peachtree Creek, halting the Confederate advance.

Collier Road bridge over Tanyard Branch, inside Tanyard Branch Park. Colliers mill was at this location and was a central feature of the battle. This was the center of the Confederate line of attack. This photo shows the direction the Confederate troops of General Maney’s Division followed into the gap between Newton’s Division and Geary’s Division. The Confederates succeeded in pushing the Union troops of Geary’s Division from this line.

Another view of Tanyard Branch inside Tanyard Branch Park. After the Confederates pushed Geary’s troops back Harrison’s Brigade of Ward’s Division counter charged. They had just crossed Peachtree Creek at Peachtree Street and were successful in pushing the Confederates back from Newton’s front and Geary’s front, thus saving the Union line until night fell and the Confederates called off the attack. The bridge was occupied by Harrison’s Brigade of Ward’s Division while pushing Loring’s and Maney’s Confederates back from the gap between Newton’s and Geary’s Division. This was the site of some of the most severe fighting of the battle.

Marker showing location of break in Geary’s line on Collier Road.

Marker showing center of Union line that was held by Geary’s Division on Collier Road.

Another marker for action by Geary’s troops on Collier Road.

Peachtree Creek from Peachtree Road. This was where Ward’s Division of the 20th Corps crossed Peachtree Creek to join the battle. They reinforced Newton’s line by going south on Peachtree Street and Geary’s line by heading north. In both places they were successful in pushing the Confederates back out of the gaps, thus saving the Union lines.

Peachtree Creek from the middle of the Peachtree Street bridge. 

Peachtree Street bridge over Peachtree Creek. Ward’s Division followed Peachtree Road south to the battle from here.

Marker on Collier Road showing where O’Neal’s Confederates attacked Geary’s line on Collier Road.

This was the end of the Union right that was involved in the battle. The photo is looking south on Collier Road from Howell Mill Road.

This intersection marks the far right of the Union line that was engaged in the battle. It is pointing from the Union side to the far left of the Confederate line that was engaged in the battle. Palmer’s 14th Corps kept the Union line running north from this point to the Chattahoochee River on the left of this photo.

          The fighting at the Battle Of Peachtree Creek was very severe. The Confederates were successful, at first, but were driven back by Ward’s counter attack. The fighting took place in the 2 mile stretch of Collier Road, starting at Peachtree Street and working its way north to Howell Mill Road. Throughout the battle General Hardee had kept General Cleburne’s Division in reserve to bolster the attack where needed. As night fell, General Hardee was getting ready to send Cleburne into the fight against Geary’s front, where the Confederates were the most successful. Instead, General Hood ordered him to send Cleburne to help the Confederates further east against another Union assault. This assault would climax two days later as the Battle of Atlanta.

For the public to truly understand how to represent victims in a memorial, the public needs to know all of the aspects that go into creating a memorial. If the public doesn’t actually understand the intense process that goes into creating a memorial then they won’t understand why a memorial designer created the memorial that they did. Maya Lin didn’t design what other people wanted her to. She designed what she had in her mind. Designing a memorial to fit everyone’s idea is not an easy task, let alone just designing a memorial. The artist has to think about the surroundings of the memorials, the colors, the shape, the mood, and other aspects. By studying the past debates of the

creation of memorials the United States can learn how to deal with these problems in a more civilized way than in the past. The United States will be able to learn such things as what truly goes into creating a memorial, what memorials really stand for, and what the general people want out of the memorial whether it’s to express their grief, to remember the ones who they lost, or just to remember the event that had occurred. Any of these things can be learned by studying the debates over the Vietnam Veterans memorial and the World Trade Center memorial.

One of the mishaps that were found was in the actual process of designing and building of the Vietnam Veterans memorial. When a memorial is going to be made, a competition is held where people all over submit their artwork of how they interpret the memorial to look like. Once all of the entries have been submitted and collected, then they are to be looked over by a panel of judges which are in turn handed over to governmental agencies. The numbers of entries are then slimmed down until the best piece of artwork is selected. The problem with this system is that the judges and government are deciding too much about what the memorial will look like, and not the

people. September 11, and the Vietnam War affected everybody across the United States, not only a select few. Maya Lin, the creator of the Vietnam Veterans memorial and she also expresses concern about the government having their say. In her personal memoir

she exclaims that “…I assumed the simplicity of the design and its atypical form and color, would afford it a difficult time through the various governmental-approval agencies ;…”( Lin 403).

A possibility for public debate that the United States can learn is how the memorial should be interpreted. Memorials are able to do a variety of tasks. Memorials can provide comfort for the families of those who died, help the public remember about the tragedy which occurred, a way to pay tribute to victims of the tragedy. This was an issue that occurred during the building of the World Trade Center memorial. Some people thought that it didn’t convey the attack as much as it should. Other people shared their thoughts on how the World Trade Center memorial should be more about those who were killed. Civilian Linda McGee feels that the memorial should be more about those died and their families. Linda McGee explains “…there should also be a way for people to see the faces of the near 3,000 people who died.” (Kimmelman 416). There are many different ideas about what a memorial should stand for and people need to agree on this before the memorial is built.

The way in which the Vietnam and World Trade Center memorials went about wasn’t how it was planned. This is because the original planning process was weak. There are many considerations that will shape and change a memorial before the memorial is actually completed, and this fact wasn’t really taken into account. One such example occurred during the designing of the World Trade Center memorial. The policemen, firefighters, and other rescuers who saved lives on September 11th want their names to be set aside from those who were killed. The rescuers feel that they need to be remembered as such, and not mixed in with those who died. While it is good to get a voice out about your opinions, there are good times and bad times. Since the process of designing a memorial doesn’t include any public opinions, then all times are bad times.

This is something that the United States needs to learn to be successful about in the future if they want to prevent these arguments from happening.

While there were many problems and situations with the design and building of the Vietnam Veteran and World Trade Center memorials, there were some good concepts that spawned. Thanks to Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veteran memorial design, people are able to more closely relate with the victims of that tragedy. Maya Lin discovered that by putting the name of the victims on the memorial, people will more closely relate with those who died. Instead of representing the victims of the Vietnam Veterans as a single object, the victims are being represented as the actual individuals that they are. This new type of grieving will become a trend in memorials after the Vietnam Veteran memorial. The World Trade Center memorial is one of those memorials that will also be built with the names of the deceased who died on that day.

So while there were many problems that came out of the design and construction of the Vietnam Veteran and World Trade Center memorials, those problems don’t have to be repeated. By learning from past mistakes, the United States will be able to provide a

better, more efficient process for the design of memorials. Luckily, the memorial the Vietnam Veterans memorial that was designed by Maya Ling was a huge success. All memorials are beautiful and represent great things. Memorials are structures to help the

public understand and come to terms with a certain event that has occurred. By revising what can be learned from past debates, the future memorials will be a more joyous and respectful experience.

Childhood Days

Lady Diana Frances Spencer’s birth took place on July 1st 1961, at Park House, Sandringham .  She was the third daughter of Viscount Althorp – who afterwards became known as Earl Spencer) and his wife Frances.  At eight years old, Diana entered Riddlesworth Hall prep school and later on went with her two elder sisters to West Heath school in Sevenoaks.  After a short spell at a finishing school in Switzerland , she came back in Britain and got a job as a kindergarten teacher: one which conferred her all-time love for children.

The Engagement

As a child, Diana knew Princes Andrew and Edward though she only actually got to be acquainted with Charles when he came to a shooting party at her family home when she was sixteen.

For the subsequent few years, Diana and Prince Charles were seen spending much time together and their feelings for one another began to grow deeper.  On February 24 1981, the couple declared their engagement to an eager nation.

The Royal Wedding in St Paul’s Cathedral

On the 29th of July 1981, above 700 million individuals all over the world viewed the wedding of the decade on television.  They looked in joy as the glowing bride walked down the passageway of St Paul ’s Cathedral to tie the knot to her prince.

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Wearing a dress of ivory silk taffeta with a 25ft train embellished with beads and with diamonds glistening in her hair, Diana was every inch the fairytale princess.  This attractive young lady has not just captured the heart of Prince Charles, but the hearts of a whole population.  Diana was the first English woman to marry a successor to the throne in more than 300 years and the inhabitants of Britain rejoiced by giving street parties in admiration of the pair who should one day be the King and Queen of their nation state.

Motherhood Experience

On 21st June 1982, some days before her 21st birthday, Princess Diana had her first baby boy, Prince William, in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington.  The entire state shared the couple’s clear happiness and satisfaction.  Two years afterward the family unit was complete upon the arrival of their second child, Prince Henry, lovingly called Harry.

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The Ideal Family

Nothing gave Princess Diana added contentment than spending time with her offspring and she was firm in her resolve that her two sons should have as usual an upbringing as was feasible.  Diana took pleasure in taking them to burger bars and the cinema but William and Harry in addition went together with her when she visited old people’s homes, AIDs patients and the homeless as the princess believed that it was essential that they realized the troubles and fears of real people.

Diana was the first royal ever to bring her kids to a theme park and she persisted that they queue for the rides with the other children.

As Fashion Idol

The world observed, as over the years, the bashful young nursery teacher bloomed into a self-assured and stylish princess.  She made a look for herself that was chic and majestic, yet simultaneously very contemporary.  Princess Diana became popular for her stunning sense of fashion and millions of women throughout the globe attempted to imitate her look.

The Public’s Princess

Perhaps Diana’s best endowment was the profound love she felt for normal persons.  She altered people’s existence by offering them optimism and nerve and worked untiringly for the unwell and deprived.  She conveyed a twinkle of hope into the hearts of those who had nothing, she comforted the souls of the disadvantaged and her unlimited kindness encouraged and soothed people from all walks of life.  Princess Diana broke through fences of class, race, colour and religion to turn out to be a Queen of people’s hearts.

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Meeting Well-Known Faces

Due to her elevated public profile, Princess Diana met many famous persons; world leaders, politicians, pop stars, fashion designers, princesses and TV personalities, and she struck out deep friendship with several of them.  Besides, she made friends with many of the children who she met in hospitals as well and kept contact with them via birthday and Christmas cards, personal letters and telephone calls.

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Amending the Earth

Princess Diana embraced the sick, the underprivileged, the famished and the injured and with this simple gesture she did more to rise above public discrimination than numerous government movements.  When Diana spoke out about sensitive issues such as AIDs, leprosy, and landmines, the community paid attention.

A Playful Princess

Diana was a contemporary princess in-out who loved pop music, watching ballet, eating comfortable meals with her friends, shopping and sunny holidays overseas.  She teased journalists, played sensible jokes, loved throwing parties and had fun mimicking.  Princess Diana inhaled new life into the Royal Family and her sense of enjoyment enchanted and appealed  to every one who met her.

Official Events

In all places she went, be it a charity ball, a fund-raising occasion for one of the charities she sustained, a ballet or a pop concert, Diana at all times looked gorgeous and well-dressed.  She sold several of her ball gowns and cocktail dresses and raised almost two million pound sterling for her preferred charities such as the Royal Marsden Hospital Cancer Fund and AIDs Crisis Trust.

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The Diana We Will Never-Ever Forget

Princess Diana touched the lives of so many individuals all through the planet.  With a smile, a handshake or a nice word, she put people comfortable and her kindness and sympathy lit up the lives of everyone she met.  She will stay in our hearts forever.

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Let me preface this by saying that I am not opposed to building a memorial for the courageous passengers on Flight 93 that went down 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but within reason.

In and around Shanksville, Pennsylvania property owners are becoming victims of the federal government, the national park service and the group representing the victims of Flight 93.

In preparation for the 10th anniversary of 9/11, these organizations want to build a 2200 acre memorial and national park at the crash site.

In the days of a record setting $1.8 trillion dollar budget deficit, major corporations falling by the wayside, job losses in the tens of thousands every month, and people losing their retirement funds in the stock market fiasco, the national park service wants to spend $58 million on the property for this memorial alone. That does not include the costs of roads, buildings, utilities and all the other amenities that go along with a national park.

There are several landowners who were willing to donate land for a memorial, but this is not enough for the parties on the side of the government and park service. Though there have been appraisals of the land, there have been not concrete negotiations with the landowners about selling their property to the park service.

It seems the park service and the individuals wanting to build the memorial are bypassing all these channels and moving right straight to seizing the property using eminent domain and the argument that people will receive fair market value for the property. Ask the people outside Ft. Worth, Texas where they built the NASCAR track 15 years ago about the fairness of eminent domain.

It does not matter to the government that one piece of property has been in the same family since the depression, or that another was to be a home where a family could enjoy their retirement years, or the sight of two businesses.

Don’t worry it will be okay. We’re from the government and we’re here to help. 

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                   “Volunteer Quilting and Cross Stitching Projects for our Service Men & Woman”

January is usually quite time. We do not get to go out because of the weather snowy roads

or it is icy cold. Where you need Eskimo coats to stay warm. For many of us ladies it is time to clean or finish projects we started months ago.

Projects I am referring too are knitting, quilting or cross stitching. There are many projects

out there to help for charity or others. The one I will talk about in this article is for the Military.

They serve in the icy cold of Afghanistan or hot places like Iraq. They serve in Korea or Japan too to even here in our United States.

There are many projects to help with the wounded like quilted blankets when they come home

to rehab their wounds etc… to keep them warm.

There are other projects to help families of deceased soldiers who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. I do realize they are not getting the media coverage as previous years but there are so many who died whose families look forward to receiving a quilted blanket in his/her honor or cross stitched sampler done by hand or by machine. Here are few places to check out that need our help and dedications to make sure every family who lost a soldier get one.

Some of these quilts or cross stitch samplers may take few months to year to complete. The letters and families asking for memorial are still coming in. There are some from year 2004 who family have not received anything yet.

This is the perfect time to show your warm, compassion and love to these families who gave so much to our country in the past and in the future.

See below for this of places you can sign up and help by donating time, money or fabric or yarn.

Teenagers and schools are welcome at some these places.

This is what Freedom is all about.

American Soldier Memorial Project… who work together to support our troops, our veterans, and our military families. … sewing projects, tole painting, tatting, cross stitching, embriodery, many … http://groups.yahoo.com/group/americansoldiermemorial

Soldiers‘ Angels – Soldiers‘ Angels: http://soldiersangels.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=85&cntnt01returnid=15  The project started with the idea for a smaller memorial just for Nalley, but … K-9 Support – Caring for military working dogs and their handlers …

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 Shelbyville Times-Gazette: News : Military:  http://www.t-g.com/story/1451823.html  for the American Soldier Memorial and No Soldier Left Behind Memorial projects. … his current military obligations are completed, a Shelbyville soldier plans to …www.t-g.com/topic/military

The Yellow-Ribbons Project – Quilters helping America: Cross Stitch Dove Pattern. Four Free Patriotic quilt patterns … 9/11 Projects. The WTC Memorial Quilt Project. American Spirit Quilt Project. Quilts for America …www.yellow-ribbons.com

Operation Homefront Quilts: http://westpascoquilters.org/ohfq.htm

Home of the Brave Quilt Project: http://www.homeofthebravequilts.com/

American Hero Quilts: http://www.yellow-ribbons.com/

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Thank you for reading my article.

Have a wonderful day.

Sincerely Lee Ness