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Re:Gruesome Evidence of Artillery's Effect at Gettysburg

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:38 am
by Chamberlain
hoistingman4,

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Thanks you sir !!

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Chamberlain

Re:Gruesome Evidence of Artillery's Effect at Gettysburg

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:04 am
by Joshua l.Chamberlain
That picture was partially faked. The rifle was never on the man the hand that is on the ground in front of him was also placed.AS was the theory by a TV show I watched that the photographer wanted to make it more dramatic.

Re:Gruesome Evidence of Artillery's Effect at Gettysburg

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:09 pm
by Gfran64
The man is missing his left hand. The hand that was placed there is a left hand and was probably his. If the photographer had to walk some distance to retrieve it then that speaks more to the force that removed in the first place. His disemboweled state may well have been due to scavenging by animals/hogs but I doubt they chewed his arm off. The rifle I'm sure was placed where it is.

Greg

Re:Gruesome Evidence of Artillery's Effect at Gettysburg

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:41 pm
by BOSTON
Hey Greg

Post some more pictures, let's see what else you got. :)

Hoistingman4

Re:Gruesome Evidence of Artillery's Effect at Gettysburg

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:38 am
by Chris G.
Here's a link to some G'burg aftermath pics.

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundat ... ctures.htm

Re:Gruesome Evidence of Artillery's Effect at Gettysburg

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:10 am
by Chamberlain
Thanks for the link Chris

Chamberlain