Gettysburg Photos
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Those are the artillery batteries horses on the LHS out of line of battle. If you zoom in you can see artillery on the far right firing.
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The Chancellorsville picture has been mistaken for a Petersburg shot but it was indeed taken in trenches before those troops stormed Marye's Heights at the Second Battle of Fredericksburg during the Chancellorsville campaign.Always thoguh the trench picture was at Petersburg but I could be mistaken also I know where to find a neat picture
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=antietam ... =149&ty=83
This picture from Antietam and is the only photo ever of an engagement during the civil war.
That Antietam photo is also often mistaken for a combat photo but it was actually taken after the battle.
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Hm well that puts a hole in my logic, eh?
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Well it's still one of the coolest ACW photos ever taken..Hm well that puts a hole in my logic, eh?

It's very candid, those are my favorite kind (which are pretty rare).
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Very true statement. Posed shots aren't for me but then again the camera process way back when didn't capture movement well at all.
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Candid Camera, 19th Century! Watch as we rob these Native Americans of all their land! Oh ho ho, jolly good fun.Well it's still one of the coolest ACW photos ever taken..Hm well that puts a hole in my logic, eh?
It's very candid, those are my favorite kind (which are pretty rare).
"The time for compromises is past, and we are now determined to maintain our position and make all who oppose us smell Southern powder, feel Southern steel."
Jefferson Davis, 1861
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Indeed, Now shall we thump our chests and gaffaw heartily?
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i came across some pictures of retired napoleonic soldiers in uniform once, thought they were cool and was very surprised to see them.
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I have seen those photos and agree. little eery if you ask me but still awesome
Virginians with me! Who will come with me?! - Lewis Armistead, July 3rd, 1863