Posts for: GBoy53
Aug 15, 2014 16:27:56 #
C.R. wrote:
thanks for the photos, nicely done. i've been to shiloh, i found it eerily silent, no insect sounds, no people sounds, it seemed as if the planet knows and respects this killing field. the wrought iron gates at the entrance are wonderous works of art.
My wife and I also found the grounds to be solemnly quiet as if all things physical are paying homage to those whose sacrifices shall not, will not be forgotten... an extended moment of silence, if you will.
Aug 15, 2014 16:19:21 #
HEART wrote:
Those stats are staggering! Had no clue. What's difficult to fathom is that this is when rifles were single shot, canons had to be manually re-loaded, and hand to hand combat took so many.
We owe a huge debt to our ancestors. My grandfather fought in the Spanish American War. Never came home until 4 years later. His photos were stunning - especially with 1,500+ soldiers on horseback!
Thanks, GB!!
We owe a huge debt to our ancestors. My grandfather fought in the Spanish American War. Never came home until 4 years later. His photos were stunning - especially with 1,500+ soldiers on horseback!
Thanks, GB!!
It's sickening to think that the Civil War claimed 1,100,000 casualties, with 620,000 deaths. Staggering, indeed.
Aug 15, 2014 16:10:00 #
Carolina Wings wrote:
Great set...loved the Eagle and what you said about it:thumbup: :thumbup:
I waited for about an hour for it to fly so I could at least attempt to take a BIF photo. No such luck. A Park Ranger
said that since the young have left the nest, the adults do not roost there but visit and stand guard over the nest to maintain territorial rights.
Aug 15, 2014 16:01:27 #
Shellback wrote:
Thanks for the info - my wife studies the Civil War and wants to visit all the sites - this will help a lot :)
Sadly, it wasn't until President Lincoln formally dedicated the National Cemetery at Gettysburg in 1863 that the government set aside land to bury fallen soldiers. Until that time, it was family and friends who retrieved corpses for formal burial. Otherwise, their final resting places were exactly where they fell.
Aug 15, 2014 15:44:52 #
Aug 15, 2014 15:43:07 #
ebbote wrote:
Great shots GBoy.
Thanks. It was very difficult to pick which shots to share.
Aug 15, 2014 15:41:25 #
wlgoode wrote:
See any ghosts?
No, but there was an unnerving "presence" in the cemetery and battlegrounds.
Aug 15, 2014 15:33:04 #
Shellback wrote:
Nice set - thanks for sharing.
You're welcome. Side Note:The National Park Service preserves, maintains and "shares" with the public over 70 Civil War historical sites.
Aug 15, 2014 12:30:20 #
While meandering through this peaceful park on a self-guided auto tour, it's hard to imagine that 110,000 soldiers were engaged in one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, sustaining over 23,000 casualties. The National Cemetery is the final resting place for 3,584 Civil War dead, 2,359 of them unknown.
Consecrated Land
Deafening Roar Of Silent Sentries
Watching Over A Re-united Nation
Jul 28, 2014 17:44:04 #
Jul 28, 2014 17:33:55 #
Jul 4, 2014 13:39:24 #
Well SwedeUSA2, I think jackinthebox's foil hat fell off !!!
Jul 4, 2014 13:37:51 #
[quote=user47602]so many posts... so little said.
I totally agree..
I totally agree..
Feb 25, 2014 21:42:17 #
Nov 16, 2013 11:42:40 #
Great photo showing that these massive concrete and steel bridges are literally bolted to the canyon walls!!. Had an opportunity to visit northern AZ a few years back... walked to the middle of that bridge to get a bird's eye view of the dam. Although the fence is built to "prison" standards, there were vertical slots provided that were large enough for camera lenses to get unobstructed pictures of the dam and lake. Unfortunately, I didn't have a wide enough lens to fully capture such a majestic view. :cry: