Civil War Photos

[LFDtoUSMC]

Ran across these on the new KiowaPilots forum and thought y'all would appreciate them as well.

Some really amazing clarity for photos 145-150 years old. The stereograph section is really something.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/02/the-civil-war-part-1-the-places/100241/

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/02/the-civil-war-part-2-the-people/100242/

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/02/the-civil-war-part-3-the-stereographs/100243/

 

[KBayDog]

Great find!

 

[helolumpy]

Am I wrong to be surprised to learn that the H-46 wasn't used in the Civil War???

 

[KBayDog]

Am I wrong to be surprised to learn that the H-46 wasn't used in the Civil War???

What makes you say it wasn't? Because there are no photos?

Remember, the cameras at the time were most likely not able to keep up with the 145 knots of twisted steel and sex appeal that is the Battle Phrog.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Am I wrong to be surprised to learn that the H-46 wasn't used in the Civil War???

And I was thinking where are the Phrogs and A4s?

 

[jmcquate]

You never heard the tale of Scooters laying Snake&Nape along the Emittsburg pike during Picketts charge?

 

[helolumpy]

You never heard the tale of Scooters laying Snake&Nape along the Emittsburg pike during Picketts charge?

BZB was a nugget during the Battle of Ft. Sumter....

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

BZB was a nugget during the Battle of Ft. Sumter....

Darn, I need new history books.

 

[Fog]

Don't know about the rest of you, but 95% of those photos I had never seen before. Once again, they completely suck out any latent sense of romance about war. Except for Virginians (am one) and students of Civil War history, most folks don't realize how completely devastated Virginia was by that war. By a considerable margin, more of the Civil War was fought in Virginia than in any other state. Thanks ahw5 for posting this history of our country.

 

[BusyBee604]

BZB was a nugget during the Battle of Ft. Sumter....

Heh heh, RonDebMar was my Wingie! I recall hearing "Jose can you see...", pulling off my CAS napalm run o'er the ramparts ... on the ARN-6. Whatta' TEAM!

BzB

 

[Renegade One]

You never heard the tale of Scooters laying Snake&Nape along the Emittsburg pike during Picketts charge?

This explains a lot about one of The History Channel's long-held "mysteries". Thanks. Any evidence you know of that they also layer down CAS in support of the defenders of Rorke's Drift in 1879? I think the A-4 was like brand spanking new back then...

 

[jmcquate]

Civil War Naval Aviation was real......although it was of the Z type.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Balloon_barge.jpg

 

[Jim123]

Don't know about the rest of you, but 95% of those photos I had never seen before. Once again, they completely suck out any latent sense of romance about war ... Thanks ahw5 for posting this history of our country.

I like your thoughts and sentiment about historical perspective.



Of course, I also like the back-and-forth going on here

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

 

[jollygreen07]

This explains a lot about one of The History Channel's long-held "mysteries". Thanks. Any evidence you know of that they also layer down CAS in support of the defenders of Rorke's Drift in 1879? I think the A-4 was like brand spanking new back then...

Where were the Scooters at Isandlawana? Mx issues?

 

[BusyBee604]

Where were the Scooters at Isandlawana? Mx issues?

Yeah, the early Scooters were there, but still only had the A-4A models in 1879. They raised hell w/ nape on the Zulu hay-lined bunkers & thatched huts! Unfortunately Ron & BzB were still in the RAG.
BzB