RedRover
1st Lieutenant
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2019
Probably some of the best images of Lee's soldiers are the group images of prisoners taken in May, 1864 at Belle Plain...
Here's an excellent reproduction and discussion of some of these images, from the old BlueandGrayMarching website:
WaybackMachine:BlueandGrayMarchingPunchBowlPhotosExamination, 1864
Here's a confirming description of the dress of these prisoners... which confirms that essentially no two were identically dressed.
Lowell Daily Citizen and News, Lowell, MA, May 19, 1864.
Here's an excellent reproduction and discussion of some of these images, from the old BlueandGrayMarching website:
WaybackMachine:BlueandGrayMarchingPunchBowlPhotosExamination, 1864
Here's a confirming description of the dress of these prisoners... which confirms that essentially no two were identically dressed.
Lowell Daily Citizen and News, Lowell, MA, May 19, 1864.