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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog: Gettysburg's Harvest of Death - The Conclusion
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog. Friday, October 12, 2012. Gettysburg's Harvest of Death - The Conclusion. Upon returning home with my findings in November, I began what would be my first of a series of posts that sought to add further support to the work of Scott Hartwig. My assertion that the Thompson House was visible, and thus supported Scott's work, was quickly shot down by Mr. Adelman, and a form letter of sorts made its way around Civil War web addresses, titled. One side of Gibson's stereo view with ...
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog: A New Look at a Fredericksburg Burial Trench
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog. Friday, July 8, 2011. A New Look at a Fredericksburg Burial Trench. While recently examining the two Brady and Company images that together make an extraordinary panorama of the "open plain" battleground of. I began to consider numerous points of interest that fall within the confines of its cone of vision. It is both sad and remarkable that in the post Civil War years,. To create the panorama, the two images must be placed to overlap. And Lee Avenue indicates the approximate.
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog: Iconic Photograph of Gettysburg Dead is a Contrivance A Harvest of Death - Gardner's Artistry
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Iconic Photograph of Gettysburg Dead is a Contrivance A Harvest of Death - Gardner's Artistry. Published in 1975. The print below is most typical of published versions as they appeared in Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the Civil War. Below we have, as described by Frassanito himself, in his 1995 in-depth study, Early Photography at Gettysburg. But, after nearly three years, and the virtually ignored sesquicentennial recognition. Ithaca, NY. T...
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog: The Morning After - May 20, 1864 - Timothy O'Sullivan's Confederate Dead on the Widow Alsop Farm
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog. Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The Morning After - May 20, 1864 - Timothy O'Sullivan's Confederate Dead on the Widow Alsop Farm. It's now one hundred and fifty years since the grim harvest of the fighting at Harris Farm was documented by photographer Timothy O'Sullivan. Three years ago I posted a piece about O'Sullivan's images, and that post can be visited by clicking this link. Below, are three details of the one body that I have primarily referred to above. As I prepare to publish...
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog: O'Sullivan's Bethel Church Photographs - In Real-time - May 23, 2014 - A Sesquicentennial Examination
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog. Friday, May 23, 2014. O'Sullivan's Bethel Church Photographs - In Real-time - May 23, 2014 - A Sesquicentennial Examination. O'Sullivan's stereoview, looking northwesterly, at about 10:13 am, Civil War time. The view today, 150 years after, at 11:24 am, modern time. O'Sullivan's southwesterly view, somewhere probably before or after the previous image. I hesitate to place a time on this image, outside of the date, with any certainty, due to the. Present day view. Clouds!
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog: Massaponax Church, VA - Grant Writes a Dispatch - 150 Years Ago Today, To the Hour, In Real-Time - 5/21/2014
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog. Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Massaponax Church, VA - Grant Writes a Dispatch - 150 Years Ago Today, To the Hour, In Real-Time - 5/21/2014. Timothy O'Sullivan's photograph, Gardner negative # 731, "Council of War": Gen. Ulysses S. Grant writing a dispatch. Approximate Civil War time is 10:47 am, based on a modern time of 11:58, for the image below. Your blog host, sitting at the approximate location of the pew where Grant was seated. O'Sullivan's camera was positioned in the upper...
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog: Spotsylvania Battle Landmark, GONE! Harris Farm House Destroyed!
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog. Saturday, December 20, 2014. Spotsylvania Battle Landmark, GONE! Harris Farm House Destroyed! See end of post for recent sale activity on the property! Additional photos added to the post 9:15 am, 12/21/2014, showing the sad then and now. Update 12/24/14: Articles from Fredericksburg news sources cover demolition. See bottom. The Harris House stands at distant center, down the end. Of the old driveway, surrounded by new construction. Click this link for Zillow details. Freder...
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog: Battlefield Guide Services
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog. Come out for a two hour tour of the Spotsylvania Courthouse neighborhood and battlefield. The basic tour rates start at just $55.00 and will provide a fast-paced look at how the citizens, and the soldiers fared during the two week struggle of May 1864. Do you have an ancestor who fought here? I can customize your tour to allow you to walk in their footsteps, dependent on property accessibility. Walk where the armies advanced, and struggled to gain ground. Additional photos ad...
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog: The Destruction of the Myer Farm, and the Death of a New Jersey Colonel at Spotsylvania
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Spotsylvania Civil War Blog. Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The Destruction of the Myer Farm, and the Death of a New Jersey Colonel at Spotsylvania. The farm of John Henry Myer had been a bucolic delight, occupying a prominent rise above the Ni River valley, and scarcely a mile and a half east of Spotsylvania Courthouse. The Myer family had purchased the land in late April 1863, and the distance it provided from the horrors of war ravaged downtown. John Henry Myer before the war, as a young entrepreneur. Men e...
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