UKMarkw
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- Dec 6, 2012
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- Portsmouth, England
I have never really studied this image before but in the foreground there appears to be a cup and and a plate. Did they just come off in battle or were these messing?
That is awesomeI found this video of the live firing of canister and thought it might be of interest with regard to the discussion of the injuries sustained at the fence line. You can see the street sweeper effect of the canister and can imagine the effect.
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I would like as to inquire if you would color this historic photo in a blown up fashion at your leisure General?Hi list, Im at a crossroads with this image, so Im going to ask your opinion.. Is it worth while to zoom in and try to gain some knowledge of clothing and equipment or would it be too graphic and disrespectful to our honored dead...Let me know what you think and whatever the concenscious is after a couple of days I will go with..
How can one keep the image in larger form?Except the bodies don't look bloated enough to pop the buttons yet, so Im not sure...
do you mean post it as a larger image?How can one keep the image in larger form?
Could have been dropped or pulled from a scavanged back pack...I have never really studied this image before but in the foreground there appears to be a cup and and a plate. Did they just come off in battle or were these messing?
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I cannot say for certain. Arrow 1 indicates a broken ankle, and arrow 2 indicates a missing leg below the knee. These I think are markers of a shell blast instead of musketry. It is likely these men were killed by a combination of the two. Allso if you take into account the amount of holes that can be seen in the man I am calling the SGT's coat, it is possible they were raked by cannister and explossive rounds. IMHO As to wheather or not they are in fact Louisianans its hard to say with a certainty. If you look at the enlargements of the SGT you can almost make out his buttons and they look to be either Federal Eagles or Pelicans.
No, these fellows could have also been Georgians.I see little difference from the zoomed pix of the Petersburg dead. There were no unseemly posts then and see no reason why there should be now, These guys were mostly (all?) of Hood's Texans so that should be kept in mind when studying uniforms.
They may very well be Louisianians too.No, these fellows could have also been Georgians.
Go for it and do the details, no different than the Petersburg close-ups.
When originally taken, were they referred to as Stakes Louisiana boys? If so, how did he come by that? And btw, I think I have taken a magnifying glass to every picture I could and repeated constantly.
Yes it it possible to enlarge an old image without losing resolution in Photoshop or maybe a different program?do you mean post it as a larger image?
Theres tricks you can use, but the best part is to find a high rez copy from like the LOC, which is listed on my signature line..Yes it it possible to enlarge an old image without losing resolution in Photoshop or maybe a different program?