Recent Comments made by Robert_Gray
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After the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, eight of the suspected conspirators were incarcerated in monitors Saugus and Montauk below decks under heavy guard. The…
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The field artillery in this photograph appear to be Model 1857 12-pounder bronze Napoleons. The most popular smoothbore gun of the war, with a 2 1/2 lb. powder charge it could…
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This photograph has been reversed. Close examination of the soldier with the musket shows that his left shoulder is closest to the camera, not his right. The location of the…
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This is the Tennessee River, not the Cumberland.
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By a photographer's prop, it is meant that the weapon was placed where it was by the photographer for dramatic affect.
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They could be either slippers or spats.
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The book "The Iron 44th" by Robert Willey tells the story of this company based on their letters sent to a local newspaper.
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This is a retouched image. The collar and epaulet insignia have been removed and the shoulder strap of a Brigadier General has been substituted in their place.
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Correct. The dark shade of the chevrons is also an indicator.
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That's correct. From the light shade of the tube I presumed it to be bronze, i.e. a Napoleon.
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That's what I thought. I'd love to see the insignia on his forage cap. A small hunting horn?
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I've heard that this is an eagle. Could it be Old Abe?
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I agree that the Springfield musket across the soldier's chest is probably a photographer's prop. The type of barrel bands would suggest that it is a Model 1863, not 1861.
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Ruins in Charleston, SC.
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This smokestack was from the Confederate ram C.S.S. Virginia II.
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When the Union right wing collapsed at Chickamauga, The 44th Indiana was one of the regiments which, cut off from its brigade, joined General George Thomas in his successful…
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The hot shot that set Fort Sumter ablaze during the bombardment in April, 1861 that began the war may have come from this furnace.
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The riverboat "Missionary" is towed upstream with supplies for Grant's men at Chattanooga, TN.
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67th New York Infantry Regiment "1st Long Island Regiment"
The 67th New York Infantry lost 5 officers and 96 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 75…
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