Mike Serpa
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- Jan 24, 2013
Title
The surrender of Genl. Joe Johnston near Greensboro N.C., April 26th 1865
Contributor Names
Currier & Ives.
Created / Published
N[ew] Y[ork] : Pub. by Currier & Ives, c1865.
LOC #3b50927
That was what I was wondering!Why is it that Johnston's head is twice as big as Sherman's?
Sherman was 5' 11" and Johnston was 5' 8".Who was actually taller Sherman or Johnston? It is strange picture.
That is correct. You could call it Durham actually. I guess back then Greensboro was a more recognizable name.And what's this about it being near Greensboro? Bennett's Place is near Durham. Plus agreed about the body distortion though I like the blue on Sherman's coat
Well, you'd never know that from this picture.Sherman was 5' 11" and Johnston was 5' 8".
You're being sarcastic, right?His entire body looks larger than Sherman's. Maybe to make him look more imposing and to make Sherman look more the hero? David vs Goliath.
He was just being careful not to rub it in. Doing his happy dance might've made poor ol' Joe feel bad.Cheer up, Sherm. You won.
Why is it that Johnston's head is twice as big as Sherman's?
That was what I was wondering!
His entire body looks larger than Sherman's. Maybe to make him look more imposing and to make Sherman look more the hero? David vs Goliath.
Who was actually taller Sherman or Johnston? It is strange picture.
Heh!wiry little shrimp
No, not being sarcastic. Just an observation.You're being sarcastic, right?
In the pictures of Lee and Grant, it's not so bad, since Lee really did tower over Grant physically. But depicting Johnston as huge and Sherman as some wiry little shrimp definitely shows an agenda!
Excatly. Durham to Greensboro is 50 miles away. Duh.And what's this about it being near Greensboro? Bennett's Place is near Durham. Plus agreed about the body distortion though I like the blue on Sherman's coat