Couple Finds A Historic 107-Year-Old Photo While Cleaning Out A Barn!

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Very nice find. Read the entire article here: http://dustyoldthing.com/cs-barn-photo/

"An old, empty barn built in the 1920s may not hold many antique treasures, especially since Antonio Peters wanted to repurpose the wood for furniture and birdhouses. However, he and his wife Karen found a tattered picture frame with broken glass as they cleaned out the inside of the structure. It turned out the old photo has an historical importance to locals in Dalton, Georgia, but it very nearly became lost forever.

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It turns out, the photograph was taken in 1909 at a 45-year reunion. The group of men were all Confederate veterans from the Civil War. Their group was part of the United Confederate Veterans Association, and the local chapter was known as Camp Joseph Johnston Number 34.

The historic photo found in the barn shows the men who made it to the group's reunion. The former soldiers came from a wide range of Civil War units. Many served in regiments from Georgia, while others came from Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. Some soldiers fought under Johnston's command, while a few actually surrendered to Union troops at Appomattox Courthouse at the end of the war.

The men at the reunion took the photograph in front of the old Whitfield County Courthouse. Instead of trying to sell this antique treasure, Karen donated it to the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society so it can be preserved properly. However, the story of the photo doesn't end there."
 
Very nice find. Read the entire article here: http://dustyoldthing.com/cs-barn-photo/

"An old, empty barn built in the 1920s may not hold many antique treasures, especially since Antonio Peters wanted to repurpose the wood for furniture and birdhouses. However, he and his wife Karen found a tattered picture frame with broken glass as they cleaned out the inside of the structure. It turned out the old photo has an historical importance to locals in Dalton, Georgia, but it very nearly became lost forever.

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It turns out, the photograph was taken in 1909 at a 45-year reunion. The group of men were all Confederate veterans from the Civil War. Their group was part of the United Confederate Veterans Association, and the local chapter was known as Camp Joseph Johnston Number 34.

The historic photo found in the barn shows the men who made it to the group's reunion. The former soldiers came from a wide range of Civil War units. Many served in regiments from Georgia, while others came from Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. Some soldiers fought under Johnston's command, while a few actually surrendered to Union troops at Appomattox Courthouse at the end of the war.

The men at the reunion took the photograph in front of the old Whitfield County Courthouse. Instead of trying to sell this antique treasure, Karen donated it to the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society so it can be preserved properly. However, the story of the photo doesn't end there."

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=42624743&df=all&

Great post !

Adam Kreischer Private of Whitfield County, GA, Company C 36th Georgia. enlisted 3/3/1862.

Adam was paroled at Vicksburg. He remained on the rolls through 9/1/1863. No further record.

There was also a W.M. Kreischer, who enlisted the same day, (possibly a brother ?) from Whitfield County in Co. C 36th Georgia. He was captured at Jonesboro, Georgia 8/31/1864. Died of measles at Camp Douglass, Illinois, 12/8/1864.


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