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Author Archives: Chris Heisey
I am Glad it is all Over
Posted in Lincoln, Monuments, Photography
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, civil war photography, Mary Todd Lincoln
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Veterans Day: “Our Hearts Were Touched With Fire”
“But, nevertheless, the generation that carried on the war has been set apart by its experience. Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Photography
Tagged civil war photography, civil war veterans, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Veterans Day
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One Part Glory
The Summer of 1862 arguably featured the most intense fighting of the war in the Eastern Theater. The fighting began in the steamy swamps just outside Richmond as summer commenced and finished in the foggy, warmth of late summer along … Continue reading
You are a White Livered Soul
July 1861 was hot and humid in Northern Virginia, and Sunday the 21st was sultry enough to be oppressively uncomfortable as the war’s first major battle unfolded along the swales surrounding Bull Run. Several hundred civilians living in and around … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Photography
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