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Post by neferetus on Nov 19, 2005 2:35:25 GMT -5
Here's one to get the ball rolling. It's from an 1899 book about Gettysburg. RebAl, I'm sure you have a few photos to share of Civil War sites and monuments, yes?
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Post by Greg C. on Nov 19, 2005 8:44:43 GMT -5
ive been to gettysburg twice and each time we had a hard time trying to find the entrance to go down into it. and if you get a chance to walk out on the rocks it is amazing. there are also so many perfect places for a sharpshooter to set up. this has to be the most famous photograph ever taken at devil's den. i also learned that the photographer had moved the body and the rifle in order to get that shot. we you go you'll always see tourists lying down in that same spot and getting their picture taken.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Nov 19, 2005 16:13:12 GMT -5
ive been to gettysburg twice and each time we had a hard time trying to find the entrance to go down into it. and if you get a chance to walk out on the rocks it is amazing. there are also so many perfect places for a sharpshooter to set up. this has to be the most famous photograph ever taken at devil's den. i also learned that the photographer had moved the body and the rifle in order to get that shot. we you go you'll always see tourists lying down in that same spot and getting their picture taken.
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Post by Greg C. on Jan 7, 2007 13:26:24 GMT -5
More From Gettysburg: Quarter Mile from "The Angle" Artillery of Cemetary Hill
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Post by Greg C. on Jan 7, 2007 13:30:09 GMT -5
From Antietam: Confederate Dead in a Trench Battle Field Cemetary Sniper's Nest inside the town Kitchen for the Troops
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Post by neferetus on Jan 7, 2007 20:53:41 GMT -5
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Post by Bromhead24 on Jan 7, 2007 21:18:40 GMT -5
Notice the lack of trees compaired to today
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Post by Rick on Mar 12, 2007 18:55:56 GMT -5
The western face of Little Round Top today.
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Post by neferetus on May 31, 2007 0:38:32 GMT -5
Thanks, Rick. I really enjoy 'then and now' photos.
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Post by Rick on Jun 1, 2007 20:37:48 GMT -5
Thanks, Rick. I really enjoy 'then and now' photos. So do I, Ned. I'm even starting to collect books that use the then-and-now format. Picked up two recently at Barnes & Noble: Gettysburg Battlefield: The Definitive Battlefield History, written by David Eicher. ISBN: 0-8118-2868-9. Excellent book that follows in William Frassanito's footsteps. The Now photos are in color. Texas Then & Now, by photographer Richard Reynolds. ISBN: 1-56579-551-2. Mostly cityscapes, but the cover has two Alamo shots on it, and inside are a set of slick then-and-now panoramic shots of Alamo Plaza.
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Post by neferetus on Oct 27, 2007 22:22:22 GMT -5
Any more Civil War photos out there?
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Post by RebAl on Oct 28, 2007 4:18:07 GMT -5
Cashtown Inn, Cashtown, just outside of Gettysburg. McPherson's Ridge Oak Ridge If you look to the left in the distance you can see the white Seminary cupola which was used as a lookout by Union general Buford on the first day of the three day battle. Also notice the railway line which was rerouted a few years ago and cut into the historic Oak Ridge there were objections but as you can see it's still there! If you follow the tree line in the distance across the open field the small indentation is where the Virginia Monument is situated that's about the centre of the line where Pickett's Charge emerged from the trees. The Round Tops in the distance The National cemetery this is where Lincoln made his speech "Four score..... Devil's Den
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 28, 2007 8:51:26 GMT -5
Al, if you notice, you have a new custom title in your username window, thanks to the extensive amounts of civil war photographs...
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Post by Bromhead24 on Oct 28, 2007 10:05:39 GMT -5
Devil's Den Devil's den after the battle
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 28, 2007 10:40:26 GMT -5
Its too bad that the bottom photo you posted Mike, was set up by a photographer and not how he actually found the scene. When I went to Gettysburg, at Devils den, i couldnt tell you how many people layed down in that exact spot to have their picture taken.
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Post by RebAl on Oct 28, 2007 14:47:00 GMT -5
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 28, 2007 15:16:40 GMT -5
Kind of looks like the set of GLORY.
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Post by RebAl on Oct 28, 2007 15:20:26 GMT -5
Kind of looks like the set of GLORY. Unfortunately nothing is left of that film set. I went down to Jekyll Island in Georgia and its just all sand and sea now!
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Post by Cole_blooded on Oct 28, 2007 15:46:21 GMT -5
Alex thanks for the great pics and such, one Rebel to another! ;D Thank goodness your interest is the South from the Civil War! TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded
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Post by RebAl on Oct 30, 2007 15:19:36 GMT -5
Gettysburg outside the building where Lincoln wrote his famous speech Entrance to the National Cemetery at Gettysburg only a few Confederates buried in here by mistake. The Sunken Road at Sharpsburg, Maryland How it looked during the battle of Sharpsburg. The young Reb coming out of the McLean house at Appomattox. Va.
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