civilwarincolor
2nd Lieutenant
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2012
- Location
- California
I saw a thread that someone wanted to see this image restored. This image is heavily damage and took a bit to get it back to a usable state. I have visited this location a few times and even met with William Frassanito during a speech he was giving a few years ago. This shows you the skill of the photographer to have created this scene.
Andrew Hoge is best remembered as the Confederate sharpshooter. He was most likely neither a marksman, nor killed at this spot. Following the battle photographers rushed to take pictures of the war dead. Arriving late, with much of the dead already buried, they used the remaining bodies and placed them in positions that were the most dramatic. Another view of this image shows a blanket (portions still can be seen under the left shoulder) that was used to move him. The blanket also appears in other images, indicating that his body was used at various other locations.
Andrew Hoge is best remembered as the Confederate sharpshooter. He was most likely neither a marksman, nor killed at this spot. Following the battle photographers rushed to take pictures of the war dead. Arriving late, with much of the dead already buried, they used the remaining bodies and placed them in positions that were the most dramatic. Another view of this image shows a blanket (portions still can be seen under the left shoulder) that was used to move him. The blanket also appears in other images, indicating that his body was used at various other locations.