The Bloody Lane At Antietam

This is a AI augmented photo and little write up on the facebook page, Warzone Legacy Zone. The bodies of Confederate soldiers lay scattered along the sunken road called “Bloody Lane” after the Battle of Antietam, creating one of the most haunting images ever captured during the American Civil War. Taken by photographer Alexander GardnerContinue reading “The Bloody Lane At Antietam”

Civil War Artillery

On the last day of the battle of Gettysburg Before the famous charge, an artillery barrage was to soften up the Union troops on Cemetery Ridge. While the rebel forces lay in the woods on the opposite end of the long sloping field, the artillery started. At almost exactly 1 p.m. two shots were firedContinue reading “Civil War Artillery”