Morning Fog at the Mule Shoe - Spotsylvania

Yesterday I took advantage of warmer temperatures to accomplish some hiking at Spotsylvania and Chancellorsville battlefields. Here are a few photos:

In the morning I had the Mule Shoe Salient essentially to myself, excepting a herd of deer grazing in the hollows and depressions in front of the Confederate works. It's hard to believe that some 151 years ago, this now-quiet spot was the ugliest place in America.