Battle of Richmond Visitors Center

02/23/2026

A recipe from the Rogers House kitchen:

August 1862 Cornbread

1 cup white cornmeal
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup boiling water
2 Tablespoons milk

Mix dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Add boiling water and mix thoroughly. Then add milk to the mixture. Heat iron skillet with 1/8" of shortening. Spoon cakes into skillet and brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels and serve with butter. Makes 4 servings.

02/23/2026

Remembering those lost at the Battle of Richmond: Private Travis W. Taylor, Co. D, 10th Texas Dismounted Cavalry. Dies of wounds on October 15, 1862.

02/22/2026

02/21/2026

Remembering those lost at the Battle of Richmond: Private J. Tarben, Co. A, 10th Texas Dismounted Cavalry. Dies of wound.

02/21/2026

Although this painting is of Confederates at Gettysburg, this scene could have easily happened during any phase of the Battle of Richmond.

02/20/2026

February 20, 1820--Battle of Richmond alum Mahlon D. Manson is born in Piqua, Ohio. Manson commanded the Union forces for most of the Battle of Richmond.

02/19/2026

Remembering those lost at the Battle of Richmond: 2nd Lt. Alexander R. Sutherland, Co. K, 2nd Tennessee Infantry. Dies after leg amputated.

02/16/2026

A recipe from the Pleasant View kitchen:

Brown Sugar Dijon Bacon

1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
8 slices of bacon, cut in half crosswise

Mix together brown sugar and mustard in a shallow bowl. Coat bacon in mixture, one slice at a time. Arrange on a wire rack in an ungreased 13 X 9 baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, or until crisp. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

02/16/2026

The iconic actor Robert Duvall who portrayed Robert E. Lee in 2003s Gods and Generals, has died at the age of 95. His career was legendary.