Hi Cap, this has nothing to do with Oliver's song, but it made me think about how it is from Richmond, the Confederacy Capitol, to DC. 97 miles Then I thought of the Civil War battles that were so near to DC Gettysburg -- 87 miles Antietam--74 miles Manassas- Bull Run --34 miles Harpers Ferry--42 miles The Dismal Swamp 45 miles Fredericksburg -- 54 miles It surprised me that so many battles were fought so close to Lincoln's residence. B2B B