civil war

[Riot]

rpncaine, love your avatar, recognized the location immediately.

Here's another famous picture (although the dead body was moved to stage the photo) of where you are standing at base of LRT



I've got a couple of great books showing civil war location images from 1863-64, and what they look like today.

[rpncaine]

Thanks. I had read that to about the photograher moving the body to stage the photo. I love that place, gonna try real hard to get there next year for the on site re-enactments on the anniversary of the battle.

Roger

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by rpncaine

Thanks. I had read that to about the photograher moving the body to stage the photo. I love that place, gonna try real hard to get there next year for the on site re-enactments on the anniversary of the battle.

Roger

i was just reading about the assistant to brady the other day...he's the one who staged that photo. the article i just read said someone just found a bunch of the slides/negatives from his work from those years, and they're having a showing. he had a studio in d.c., as did brady. one of the few times i wish i still lived up that way so i could go see the photos.
i have one book here with many civil war photos-the feelings they evoke are hard to describe. maybe poignant is the word? seeing some of the cities, and all the destruction...absolutely unreal.

[Honu]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i was just reading about the assistant to brady the other day...he's the one who staged that photo. the article i just read said someone just found a bunch of the slides/negatives from his work from those years, and they're having a showing. he had a studio in d.c., as did brady. one of the few times i wish i still lived up that way so i could go see the photos.
i have one book here with many civil war photos-the feelings they evoke are hard to describe. maybe poignant is the word? seeing some of the cities, and all the destruction...absolutely unreal.

Not another country in the world interfered with our conflict, perhaps a lesson in history that we should take from.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Honu

Not another country in the world interfered with our conflict, perhaps a lesson in history that we should take from.

yeah, it was a close one a couple times, with england nearly entering the fray. their first concern was if they came in, they might actually end up facing a re-united country. they were also worried they could finally end up losing canada if they interefered. so they ultimately decided to stay out, as it offered far more risk than reward.
we would have done well, more than once, to take heed of george washingtons infinite wisdom in his farewell address. one of his biggest pieces of advice-stay out of europe and her petty bs. and with what we now face in the middle east, he'd have said the same about that region.

[bigrun]

Appomattox is about 50 miles from me and only been there once, years ago.
I still have a 4 page foldout booklet, Lee's retreat, from Petersburg to Appomattox, The Final Days Of The Civil War..has a map of the route of Lee's retreat..pretty much follows what is now rt 460..several pictures and comments about the retreat...including the pic of Lee and Grant at the table..

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Appomattox is about 50 miles from me and only been there once, years ago.
I still have a 4 page foldout booklet, Lee's retreat, from Petersburg to Appomattox, The Final Days Of The Civil War..has a map of the route of Lee's retreat..pretty much follows what is now rt 460..several pictures and comments about the retreat...including the pic of Lee and Grant at the table..

interesting story about appomattox and the house where grant and lee came to terms.
the homeowner and his family had lived in manassas, but decided to move away from there after the first battle, as they didn't want to be caught up in any other war issues, etc. so, they built that house where lee, grant and their staff all descended on them to finish what started pretty much in their backyard a few years before! people actually started removing pieces of the table and other furnishings as souvenirs.

chancellorsville is where i'd like to go. the house where jackson died after coming down with pneumonia is still there. it's not typically a part of the tour, but i wonder if you made arrangements ahead of time if they'd allow a visit?