A fascinating study of the "Sharpshooters Home"

[johan_steele]

This is a fascinating study that I encourage any who study period photos and in particular the Gettysburg sets. My mind was changed by the author. I'll have to relook some of my preconceptions because of it.

A warning, this is a pretty long and involved article.

http://www.jamescgroves.com/henry/hcp1a.htm

[8thvacav]

Mr. Steele,
I just got back from Gettysburg. I have been out there 5 times now and this last time is the first time I seen the nest. I drove right by it many times. I thought it was on the top center of the hill. I've read the study by James Groves and I think he makes a good case on the Sharp Shooter. I posted that article on here before and a lady said it was a bunk. I don't think she read it close. It made a believer out of me.
Martin (8thvacav)

[bill_torrens]

Shane,

I read this article a few months ago. It is needlessly overlong, but nevertheless I thoroughly enjoyed it and, like you, ended up changing my mind. He convinced me.

Bill

[8thvacav]

You can see where the canon ball hit the rock on the east side. There are fractures in the rock that look like it received a blow.
Martin

[gary]

Study the photo of the rocks in the nest and compare it to today. New rocks. I guess some tourists from the past carted off the original ones. Rock thieves.

[william42]

Shane, great article. It's the first time I've ever heard of it. It is very long. I read most of it then skimmed the remainder after the "glove". I think the author made his point very well, and I'm convinced the shooter was killed behind his wall up the slope. The author is in the wrong line of work. He should be in some sort of Crime Scene Investigation capacity, or accident reconstruction. Maybe he could even shed some light on the "second shooter" theory or the "grassy knoll" in Dallas. Very good eye for detail. Thanks for posting the article.

Terry

[whitworth]

Interesting to me was the mention of a percussion shell. The Union had effective percussion shells, round and rifled, that exploded on hitting the target, rather than exploding in the air over the target, as were the fused shells.