Here are some (terribly belated) pictures of our trip to the Fredericksburg Battlefield and Chatham. I’m sorry it’s taken so long; Flickr hasn’t been uploading my pictures quite right.
![DSCN0909 Hill on which the Confederates fought](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0909-300x225.jpg)
Hill on which the Confederates fought
![DSCN0925 Part of the original wall](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0925-300x225.jpg)
Part of the original wall
![DSCN0916 The Innis House, which still has bullet holes from the battle in its walls](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0916-300x225.jpg)
The Innis House, which still has bullet holes from the battle in its walls
![DSCN0917 One of the bullet holes in the Innis House](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0917-300x225.jpg)
One of the bullet holes in the Innis House
![DSCN0928 Inside the Innis House, where several bullet holes are also visible](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0928-300x225.jpg)
Inside the Innis House, where several bullet holes are also visible
![DSCN0937 The Union Cemetary, which is hidden away behind the battlefield (unlike the Confederate one, which is in the center of town). I'm a little ashamed to say that this was a recent discovery for me.](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0937-300x225.jpg)
The Union Cemetary, which is hidden away behind the battlefield (unlike the Confederate one, which is in the center of town). I'm a little ashamed to say that this was a recent discovery for me.
![DSCN0933 Hill overlooking the Union Cemetary. It really is way back away from everything.](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0933-300x225.jpg)
Hill overlooking the Union Cemetary. It really is way back away from everything.
![DSCN0935 Cannons just outside the Union Cemetary](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0935-300x225.jpg)
Cannons just outside the Union Cemetary
![DSCN0938 Grave of an unknown soldier.](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0938-300x225.jpg)
Grave of an unknown soldier.
![DSCN0941 Chatham House, where the military hospital was. It's much changed since Whitman saw it.](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0941-300x225.jpg)
Chatham House, where the military hospital was. It's much changed since Whitman saw it.
![DSCN0947 The gardens at Chatham. These were added in the 1920s, in an effort to bring back the estate to its colonial roots.](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0947-300x225.jpg)
The gardens at Chatham. These were added in the 1920s, in an effort to bring back the estate to its colonial roots.
![DSCN0949 The garden was kind of a testament to just how much things have changed since the Civil War.](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0949-300x225.jpg)
The garden was kind of a testament to just how much things have changed since the Civil War.
![DSCN0952 Graffiti on the walls in Chatham](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0952-225x300.jpg)
Graffiti on the walls in Chatham
![DSCN0954 More graffiti](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0954-225x300.jpg)
More graffiti
![DSCN0955 These are the same catalpa trees that Whitman observed the amputated limbs by in "Speciman Days." Definitely the best part of the trip, especially since our guide had prepared a specical Whitman reading by them for us.](http://meghanedwards.lookingforwhitman.org/files/2009/10/DSCN0955-225x300.jpg)
These are the same Catalpa trees that Whitman observed the amputated limbs by in "Speciman Days." Definitely the best part of the trip, especially since our guide had prepared a specical Whitman reading by them for us. This was also one of the places where I felt the most connected to Whitman, especially since everything else is so changed.
All right. That’s all for now. I have a written post that I’m finishing up; I’m just tweaking it so that I say exactly what I want to say in it. It’ll be here before we go to DC. I cross my heart.