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Amazing Original Photographs from the Civil War
http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/civil_war.html ^
Posted on 11/25/2009 1:07:30 PM PST by navysealdad
Whether you like history or not... These are pretty amazing considering they were taken up to 145 years ago: A compendium of photos from the Civil War era. Truly fortunate that so many of these have survived. Probably a million wet plate photos were made during the civil war on glass plate. Popular during the war, they lost their appeal afterwards and so many were sold for the glass.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; History
KEYWORDS: civilwar; godsgravesglyphs; photography; photos; war
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To: MHGinTN; navysealdad
But that one of the pow was a shock to me! Andersonville Prison is now a Memorial to all American POWs and MIAs of all wars. It is a National Park and and has one of the best historical museums you'll ever see. It is tastefully done, a sober reminder of the sacrifices of the POW/MIAs. I have not noticed any revisionist history in the exhibits. It is a must-visit site if you should find yourself traveling down Highway 75 in central Georgia. Don't waste any time traveling to the peanut farmer museum in Plains, GA.
Many KUDOS to Navysealdad for finding this terrific site.
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posted on
11/25/2009 2:13:38 PM PST
by
Never on my watch
(The It is Not Terrorism Task Force (INTTF) is heading to the scene now.)
To: autumnraine
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posted on
11/25/2009 2:17:08 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Never on my watch; MHGinTN; navysealdad
I most certainly agree with NOMW, Andersonville is a truly amazing visit. Jonesboro/Clayton County Georgia is also a good place to visit. It is of course built up as a suberb of Atlanta, but there are still really nice houses of Civil War era there. I grew up there and my uncle painted the Warren House where there are writing on the walls from the soldiers of both Union and Confederate as it was a hospital for both. When he was painting it (exterior), I would wander around inside and didn’t quite understand the history. Civil War was everywhere in Jonesboro between the Battle of Jonesboro and then Gone with the Wind... but if I believed in ghosts, I would from that experience. That was by far the creepiest place I have ever EVER been and even found a tunnel in a ‘secret’ room under the stairs. My dad supposed it was from either transporting supplies, high ranking officers or slaves. Or all of the above. But he was afraid of the instability obviously from an underground tunnel that was 120 years old.
So anyway, the civil war amazes me still.
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posted on
11/25/2009 2:20:53 PM PST
by
autumnraine
(You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
To: autumnraine
Which one (if any) is Booth I wonder? Booth was dead already.
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posted on
11/25/2009 2:20:57 PM PST
by
Never on my watch
(The It is Not Terrorism Task Force (INTTF) is heading to the scene now.)
To: autumnraine
I most certainly agree with NOMW, Andersonville is a truly amazing visit. Jonesboro/Clayton County Georgia is also a good place to visit. It is of course built up as a suberb of Atlanta, but there are still really nice houses of Civil War era there. I grew up there and my uncle painted the Warren House where there are writing on the walls from the soldiers of both Union and Confederate as it was a hospital for both. When he was painting it (exterior), I would wander around inside and didnt quite understand the history. Civil War was everywhere in Jonesboro between the Battle of Jonesboro and then Gone with the Wind... but if I believed in ghosts, I would from that experience. That was by far the creepiest place I have ever EVER been and even found a tunnel in a secret room under the stairs. My dad supposed it was from either transporting supplies, high ranking officers or slaves. Or all of the above. But he was afraid of the instability obviously from an underground tunnel that was 120 years old. It's really sad what's happened to Clayton county.
Kennesaw mountain is pretty cool too.
To: navysealdad
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posted on
11/25/2009 2:45:41 PM PST
by
snooter55
(People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do)
To: Never on my watch
DOH! Of course. Sheesh, sorry.
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posted on
11/25/2009 2:55:03 PM PST
by
autumnraine
(You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
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posted on
11/25/2009 3:10:20 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: mware
Have you seen the images taken at Gettysburg the day Lincoln made his short speech there?
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posted on
11/25/2009 3:10:51 PM PST
by
MHGinTN
(Obots, believing they cannot be deceived, it is impossible to convince them when they are deceived.)
To: navysealdad

Now wait a minute!
To: JoeProBono
Viewing old photos such as these helps to get an accurate perspective of history. Many people have a problem separating historical events from a modern context.
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posted on
11/25/2009 3:14:42 PM PST
by
LucyJo
To: navysealdad
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posted on
11/25/2009 3:15:52 PM PST
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
Someone has some splainin too doo.
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posted on
11/25/2009 3:23:19 PM PST
by
MaxMax
(Obamao can't play in the Olympic reindeer games)
To: LucyJo
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posted on
11/25/2009 3:24:35 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: navysealdad
Truly excellent post. Couldn’t view some of the pictures without tears.
A true knowledge and understanding of our history is sorely needed today.
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posted on
11/25/2009 3:34:07 PM PST
by
LucyJo
To: navysealdad
Thanks for posting the article on these old, wonderful photos.
I found a photo of the battleground of the Battle of the Seven Pines, VA, where my great-great grandfather Zimariah Mabry died, fighting for the Confederacy.
Copy of photo is now safety tucked away with my genealogy papers.
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posted on
11/25/2009 3:35:36 PM PST
by
i_dont_chat
(Our black President is quite blackmailable.)
To: snippy_about_it
You are the greatest...
PS I'll be in South Carolina in February to speak before a SCV camp.
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posted on
11/25/2009 3:57:56 PM PST
by
carton253
(Ask me about Throw Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
11/25/2009 4:05:00 PM PST
by
carton253
(Ask me about Throw Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
To: LucyJo
If you cannot keep history in its proper context, it is impossible to understand. The hardest thing to do of course, but imperative.
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posted on
11/25/2009 4:10:20 PM PST
by
carton253
(Ask me about Throw Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
To: nnn0jeh
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posted on
11/25/2009 4:20:39 PM PST
by
kalee
(01/20/13 The end of an error.... Obama even worse than Carter.)
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