- Joined
- Apr 21, 2013
- Location
- Eastern NC
You look good, you fight good.
Col. Gilmore certainly had one of the most splendid uniforms anywhere in North America when this photo was taken. There are similar photos floating around on the net that show an extraordinary set of riding boots.
This photo, as indicated by the mark at the lower left, is from the Maryland Historical Society.
The Gilmor Camp of MD-SCV is scheduled to celebrate Confederate Memorial Day tomorrow June 4, 2016, at Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore, where Gilmor is buried.
Wow, this is great, thanks.
It goes a long way to explaining Gilmor's terrible memoir "Four Years In The Saddle." He was trying to explain away a lot of criminal behavour.
This is not far from my house. Over by the Loch Raven reservoir and Peerce's Plantation restaurant. Took the photo today. Seems Gilmor's parents owned a large piece of land and a nice home.
Nobody seemed to notice but the MHS photo appears to be phonied up...
I think the photos were taken at different times. In the second and third the floor and floor trim appear identical. They differ from those items in first photo...
I´d agree on the MHS-picture being shopped. Pictures 2 and 3 were definitely taken in one session, but the MHS one is shopped from number 2 ... same hand gesture and finger position, same empty glove, same folds around the chest, upper right arm and near the knees, same slightly displaced belt buckle. I´d say non-regulation as for a junior officer wearing a double-breasted coat, but who cares? Now we have a little change of angle, the lower coat part has received some ironing, overall flashier insignia, saber in full view etc. I´d still say shopped.