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I believe Wolseley traveled with London Illustrated News artist-correspondent Frank Vizetelly who likely introduced him to various personages and places while also making drawings and sketches that were subsequently published back in England. The time-lines of the two men seem to correspond, to judge by the illustrations.
After having enunciated to me the face that newspaper correspondents were a fraternity bound together by a common interest that must write down all who stood in their way, and that you had to supply the public demand for news, true if possible, but false if your interest demanded it, I cannot be privy to a tacit acknowledgment of the principle ...
A rainbow is caused by light reflected/refracted by water droplets, with the sun to the observer's back at a low angle in the sky. Hence at the time, a scattered rain shower should have been found over Culp's Hill. We have confirmation of this fact from a post-war account, "The Farmer's Son," appearing in Battleground Adventures, by Clifton ...
In the early 1950s, an attempt by someone to "fire" one of the cannons resulted in the tube recoiling off of its pedestal. In October of 1969, the 32-Pounder burst while being "fired". (The video includes a 1969 news photo of the burst gun.) The two cannons in Gilman Park were restored as a part of an Eagle Project in 2010.
Charleston, S.C.: News and Courier Book Presses, 1882. 180 pp. de Kay, James Tertius. Monitor: The Story of the Revolutionary Ship and the Man Whose Invention Changed the Course of History. New York: Walker & Company, 1997. 247 pp. de Kay, James Tertius. Rebel Raiders, The: The Astonishing History of the Confederacy's Secret Navy. New York ...
The Fayetteville Observer reports the dig that began July 24th resumes Monday and continues through Friday. So far, they've found items such as a ceramic shard of a smoking pipe, melted glass, nails and screws, along with brick, mortar, sandstone and slate.
I read it first when I was around 10 years old. He was a pioneer in analyzing historic photographs. I highly recommend his book and all his works; however, this isn't a book review. I wanted to zoom in on a few incidences that Frassanito uncovered showing the 1863 fake news that came out of the battle of Gettysburg.
Typically diaries document unique insights on a variety of topics, including:-Weather conditions (often general comments such as “rainy,” “dry,” “muddy,” but also cases of sunstroke or heat exhaustion) -Details of the march (road conditions, miles covered daily, extended halts, camp locations, brief descriptions of towns/villages ...
He was brought into camp, and was still alive at 8 o'clock to-night. ~~~~~ Clipped from The Local News, Alexandria, Virginia, 23 Dec 1861, Mon • Page 2 TEXT TRANSCRIPTION Lieut. Janeway, of Jersey City, who was wounded in the reconnoisance on Monday last, from Gen. Heintzelman's division, is in the hospital of the 2d Maine regiment. - He was ...
A forum thread expressing condolences and tributes to Dr. Peter Carmichael, a Civil War historian and director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, who died in 2022. Users share their memories, admiration, and appreciation for his books and lectures.