Recent Find  Interesting Confederate Officer Ambrotype
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Recently picked up this interesting ambro. Came with verbal provenance to Va. It depicts a crystal clear Confederate Officer. The subject is either a Lt. Col. or a very early war Tennessee 1st LT. If he were a Lt. Colonel I would expect a double breasted jacket. However early war TN troops tended to use dark blue uniforms. Not the gray shown here. Impossible to nail down his rank/state for certain.

What's really interesting is that the photo seems to initially have had two subjects. Can only imagine what the other guy did to merit that treatment.

All in all a great image of a Confederate officer. Or at the very least, half of a great image!

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Lee's retreat sites
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Had a chance to visit 3 of the sites after dropping my daughter off at school in Farmville after spring break.

First up Amelia Court House. The trails sign is about 20 yards from the Confederate statue.

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TX  Leona Cemetery, Leon County and Post Oak Cemetery, Freestone County 1/17/2024
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On Saturday 1/17/2024, I made a daytrip to Waco to visit my son and grandson. On the way, I stopped at Leona Cemetery near the town of Leona in Leon County. Leona is just across the Madison County/Leon County line heading north on IH45. Not sure how long Leona Cemetery has been on my visit list. It wasn't originally my first planned stop that day but I settled on it a few days before the trip. It's a little less than 2 hours drive from my house and not far off the beaten path. Not sure what time sunrise was and it didn't really matter. The forecast was overcast skies but no rain that morning but a pretty heavy mist fell most of the way there. It stopped just before I...
Where is it Wednesday, Gettysburg? 3-13-2024
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This is a bit tougher but y'all are not easily stumped!!!
1. Identify this item in the photo and its provenance
2. Where is the site of the photo

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 ★ ★   Buford, John

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John Buford Jr.
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Born: March 4, 1826
Birthplace: Woodford County, Kentucky
Father: Colonel John Buford Sr. 1778 – 1847
Mother: Ann B. Watson
Wife: Martha McDowell “Pattie” Duke 1830 – 1903

Children:
James Duke Buford 1855 – 1874​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​
Pattie McDowell Duke Buford 1857 – 1863​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​

Education:
1848: Graduated from West Point Military...​
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