Bill in Oregon
Private
- Joined
- Nov 24, 2011
Wonderful link. More proof God loves us.
It moved and blurred.Wonderful thread!
I've seen many of these pictures, but too often missed the four-footed element.
That French ACW forum is a favorite of mine, but somehow I missed that 'dogs' thread -- three packed pages of them! Whoever member "Spy" is he has a mighty good "Eye."
I like this one:
View attachment 218645
If it weren't for that paw, you would never know there's a dog there! Seeing that, you can make out the top of the head, and ears.
In the 1890s an elderly Union veteran in a soldier's home sketched his memories of the war. Among the images in his sketchbook are two of the dogs of 11th Illinois, "Old Heenan" and "Old Honesty."
Although it does not contain photographs I hope the OP won't mind me reposting it here.
I love the sketches of the dogs not just because they are wonderfully drawn, but because they demonstrate how much the dogs meant to many of the veterans. Decades had passed since the dogs had presumably passed on, but Mr. Ransom thought they were important enough to include when sketching his memories of the civil war.
He was quite an artist, and I'll bet the dogs loved him as much as he loved them. I wonder how "Old Honesty" got his name. There's probably some story behind it.
Nice photo's . Makes me want to check my hundreds of cdv's to see if I have any pups . Are you a dog photo collector ?
There are two dogs in this picture.A bit blurry, but Union soldiers and dog at Confederate works in Centreville...
View attachment 218662
I don't know about @Burning Billy, but sadly, I am not.
There are two dogs in this picture.
okIt does look like two, @Karen Lips, but since they look nearly identical (as littermates often do) I got curious and enlarged them for a closer look. I think it may be one dog, double-exposed in two different sitting positions. Much of the blurry dog appears very light, but in the outlined area he's darker and more defined. This appears to be where the dog's position sitting up on his haunches and sitting with his feet on the ground would overlap, which I think would produce a darker image in that area. But I'm not a photographer and could be wrong.
View attachment 218762
Wonderful thread!
I've seen many of these pictures, but too often missed the four-footed element.
That French ACW forum is a favorite of mine, but somehow I missed that 'dogs' thread -- three packed pages of them! Whoever member "Spy" is he has a mighty good "Eye."
I like this one:
View attachment 218645
If it weren't for that paw, you would never know there's a dog there! Seeing that, you can make out the top of the head, and ears.