The wreckage at the train engine house in Atlanta during the Civil War.
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Showing posts with label Civil War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civil War. Show all posts
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Tap Lightly and Don’t Smoke
Civil War: Union soldiers removing the powder from Confederate torpedoes at James River, Virginia in 1864.
Life expectancy of the sappers was short. The powder shack sat in a deep gully to protect others in the area from any unexpected explosion.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Civil War River Transport
Technological advances that allowed moving troops over rivers and bays did not originate in the 20th Century.
Witness the pontoonmobiles used in the Civil War.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Civil War – Building Telegraph Lines
The linemen today would balk at the conditions encountered by telegraph line builders during the Civil War in April 1864.
The line men, shinnied up a pole that had the nubs of the recently removed limbs sharply pointing out to dig and abrade the legs of the climbers.
Safety belts? No Way. Hard hats? The lucky had felt hats.
That isn’t birds on top of the poles – that’s the linemen.
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Friday, November 13, 2009
1863 Navy Recruiting Poster
Men Wanted For The Navy. If you aren’t in the Army then the Navy is going to enlist you.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Battle of Antietam on Ancestors Farm
The fury of the terrible Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland raged across my Anderson ancestors farm on the south side of the Potomac in Virginia (now West Virginia).
Friday, August 7, 2009
Lincoln Visiting Civil War Staff
The tall President Lincoln visiting his senior officers in the field toward the end of the Civil War. Note the Ghost on the far right side of the photo. The legs are clearly visible, while the torso and head fade as you follow the body up.
The effect was probably created by someone moving from their original position during the typical long-exposure required for photos in that era.
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