THE CIVIL WAR DEAD PICTURE GALLERY

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

A PASSION FOR IMAGES

I love taking pictures and it's very seldom that I'm without my camera. Although I like to include pictures with my blog spots, I always have extra photos, good photos that I wish to share as well. So, stay tuned, and--enjoy!

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THE CIVIL WAR DEAD?

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WINTRY SCENES: BALTIMORE'S LOUDON PARK NATIONAL CEMETERY, EST. 1862

Stone Sentinels

Rows

Gate

Seargent's House

Son of Maine

Maryland Soldier

Emblem

Snow Banked

Silent View

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)

Sailor

Nature Thrives

Sureal

Coats for All

Wood and Stone

Unknown Soldier Monument

Unknown Soldier Monument

Maryland Sons Monument

Maryland Sons Monument

Handmade Frame

Nature's Frame

LEE-JACKSON DAY, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA: A PLACE THAT THE FAMED COMMANDERS CALL HOME

REMEMBRANCE DAY GETTYSBURG 2010: KEEPING OUR HISTORY ALIVE!

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FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO...

147th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's immortal words honored at Gettysburg National Cemetery.

ABE AND SAM ON STAGE

News anchor Sam Donaldson introduces our 16th President.

BRONZE OF GETTYSBURG ADDRESS AUTHOR

Today's commencement took place near where Abraham Lincoln delivered American's most famous speech.

MANY "DRESSED" FOR THE OCCASION

Many living historians made the trek, from the Mid-West to Maine!

SLOUCH HAT

As though they were resurected!

FRIEND LONNIE

A pround and patrotic Pennsylvanian--his ancestors served!

PROUD MAINE FOLK

I showed the Maine couple my Chamberlain shirt: "We pass by Johsua Chamberlain's home everyday!"

RIGHT, LEFT...

Partiotism abounds!

U.S.C.T. HONORED

We fought to preserve the Union.

SPIT AND POLISH!

Honoring the fallen.

TAPS

Gettysburg high school student delivers the somber sound.

ALL VETERANS HONORED

Gettysburg National Cemtery includes, "Those who gave their last full measure," from the not so distant past.

WRAPPING UP

Ceremony over, vets put away sacred "vessels."

ROW UPON ROW

Ubiquitous red, white and blue!

AT THE READY

Guarding over precious souls.

CANNON

Atop Cemetery Ridge.

SHE WATCHES OVER

ANGELS IN BRONZE!

FIELD OF FLAGS

Each soldier honored.

FRIEND TO FRIEND MASONIC MEMORIAL

Nearly 18,000 Freemasons fought at Gettysburg.

STONE SENTINEL

Searching the field below.

STONE SENTINEL

Peering over Cemetery Ridge.

BILL STANDING BY THE 2ND MARYLAND MONUMENT

For me, as for Bill, the Civil War is sacred territory. I informed Bill that many of those Marylanders who fought here are buried across from my childhood home.

CANNON

Atop Culp's Hill.

GETTYSBURG

From atop the tower on Culp's Hill.

PICTURE PERFECT DAY

Post-card quality view atop Cemetery Ridge

A SON FROM THE GREAT STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS

Atop the the tower overlooking Culp's Hill.

VAL AND NICK

After a pleasant chat, a pose for for "the blog."

A VIEW FROM THE OTHER TOWER

Atop Longstreet's Corp.

REMEMBERING OUR VETERANS

BALTIMORE NATIONAL CEMETERY, CATONSVILLE, MD: MEMORIAL DAY '08

VETERANS DAY 2010, NATIONAL CEMETERY, CATONSVILLE, MD

THEY SERVED FOR US!

OUR BELOVED FLAG

THEY ALL SWORE TO DEFEND IT

PVC GUY MARTIN GOTSCHALL

U.S.M.C.

AUNT DOT

NOTE: MY COUSIN JUDY IS BURIED WITH UNCLE GUY, BESIDE MY AUNT'S HEADSTONE.

LOUDON PARK NATIONAL CEMETERY

ONE OF THE FIRST "NATIONAL" CEMETERIES, ESTABLISHED 1861

U.S. SAILORS MONUMENT

HONORING VETERANS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

BUCOLIC SETTING

BEAUTIFUL OLD TREES OFFER SOLEMNITY

AUTUMN CHANGE

WINTER NEARING

ANGEL LOOKING HEAVENWARD

UNION VETERANS RESTING IN PEACE

CROSS, GREATER LOUDON PARK CEMETERY

WATCHING OVER SOULS

MERCY ANGEL

PROTECTING THE SONS IN BLUE

GENERAL JAMES HERBERT

COL. C.S.A. '61-'65/GEN. U.S.A., MARYLAND GUARD

MARYLAND CROSS

ATOP GENERAL HERBERT'S MEMORIAL

COLONEL HARRY GILMOR

COL. C.S.A. '61-'65/COL. U.S.A., MARYLAND GUARD

A TALE OF TWO GRAVE YARDS: THE NATIONAL CEMETERY AND CONFEDERATE HILL AT LOUDON PARK, BALTIMORE, MD

A HEARTY HELLO FROM MY FRIENDS!

BOYS IN GRAY

I ALWAYS FEEL WELCOMED ON CONFEDERTE HILL!

A VISIT FROM THE BOYS IN BLUE

ME, RIPLEY AND FRIENDS EXCHANGING TALES!

CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY, JUNE 5, 2010.

Pictures from Memorial Ceremony at Confederate Hill, Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.

CONFEDERATE HILL

Ceremony has been honored since 1873.

FLAGS

There are 605 veterans resting on "The Hill."

NEW SIGN!

Nice addition to sacred site.

GLOVES

A well-honed ritual.

ANCESTOR BURRIED HERE

Honoring her Forefather.

PRAYERS OFFERED

COLOR GUARD

Martial bearing and pride of true patriots.

FLAG UPON FLAG

Grave upon grave.

TWO SOLDIERS

Honor, pride and remembrance.

UNMISTAKABLE MARK OF SONS OF MARYLAND

Calvert's Cross hearkens back to Maryland's first family.

A MASON CARRIES OLD GLORY

Many Masons fought, many are buried upon this sacred mound.

CLOSING

Back next year.

MEMORIAL DAY 2010

Pictures from outing to one of the first "National Cemeteries" at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.

TRIP TO "JACKSON SHRINE," Guinea Station, Virginia

God bless Thomas Jonathan Jackson, b. January 21, 1824 – d. May 10, 1863.

PICTURES OF McLEAN HOUSE FROM APPOMATTOX TRIP ON APRIL 9, 2010

145th Anniversary

PICTURES FROM RECENT TRIP TO THE ELLICOTT CITY B & O TRAIN MUSEUM

The Ellicott City Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) Railroad Museum s a real gem of early American arcana. I'm putting a blog spot together about the trip, which will follow shortly. Meanwhile, enjoy the photos!

PATAPSCO GUARD GUARDING TRAIN DEPOT

This nice gent is a volunteer at the museum. To read more about the "Patapsco Guard," click on photo.

MR. QUARTERMASTER

This loyal volunteer plays many a role!

SUPPLY CRATES AND PERIOD BROGANS

Troops most likely ate well and didn't wear down too much shoe leather, unlike their colleagues in the field.

PARAPHERNALIA LEFT BY TROOPS

A pipe and good tobacco--worth their weight in gold!

LETTER HOME

Guard duty probably was not bad for budding authors!

Antietam National Cemetery: The Sun Rising Over the Union Dead: For They Are Very Much Alive and Watching Over Us!

PATAPSCO GUARD CRATE

The museum contains a number of period items and really makes you feel you are in the midst of a bygone era.

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