Johnny_Reb_1865
First Sergeant
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- Nov 3, 2019
In April, 1865 Oakwood's Confedetate Cemetery (section "C") was photographed by John Reekie. He inadvertently has helped identify the graves in this photo who's wooden headboards have since rotted away.
Little Boots, a member of this forum put together a thread about Oakwood Confedetate Cemetery where he included the above photograph of the same location how it appears today.
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In addition Mr. John Banks of the John Banks Blog several years ago with the help of another gentleman identified several of the men's graves in this photo.
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The men who are identified are:
Privates H. L. Harwood
5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Company "K"
Bolding M. Ferrell
35th Georgia Infantry Regiment Company "C"
Enoch W. Martin
19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Company "I"
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I believe that the headboard beside William Ambrose's above his headboard in the attached image from Mr. Bank's blog reads "G. W. Carroll"
This could possibly be George Washington Carroll "F" Company 1st Louisiana Regulars.
Then there's this guy.
To the best of my ability his headboard reads:
"I.H.S."
"Sacred to the memory of."
"Peter" ---
---"And 18 years"
"IHS" is the monogram of Jesus Christ. Note the cross carved into the wood above.
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Another grave in the right background I believe is marked "N. S. T".
These findings of my own which I concluded independently from Little Boots give me the impression that it is possible to identify more of these men who's graves are only marked with a small block with a set of numbers on it.
There's a very good website called "History of the 38th Regiment of Georgia Volunteer Infantry".
https://38thga.com/drupal/node/168
I believe if the talented members of the fourm come together on this more could be identified from the original 1865 John Reekie photograph.
Richmond, Virginia. Graves of Confederate soldiers in Oakwood Cemetery
1 negative : glass, stereograph, wet collodion ; 4 x 10 in.
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Little Boots, a member of this forum put together a thread about Oakwood Confedetate Cemetery where he included the above photograph of the same location how it appears today.
The Confederate Dead at Oakwood Cemetery: An Analysis (Part 2) | Period Photos & Examinations
For this photograph analysis, we'll be looking at the second photograph taken at Oakwood Cemetery's Confederate Section; taken by the photography team lead by John Reekie. This photograph, which was likely taken before the more iconic of the two photographs, is taken facing in the opposite...
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In addition Mr. John Banks of the John Banks Blog several years ago with the help of another gentleman identified several of the men's graves in this photo.
Cemetery secrets: Are my IDs for these Rebel graves correct?
A Civil War blog focused on Connecticut, Antietam, Gettysburg and stories of common soldiers
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The men who are identified are:
Privates H. L. Harwood
5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Company "K"
Bolding M. Ferrell
35th Georgia Infantry Regiment Company "C"
Enoch W. Martin
19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Company "I"
__________
I believe that the headboard beside William Ambrose's above his headboard in the attached image from Mr. Bank's blog reads "G. W. Carroll"
This could possibly be George Washington Carroll "F" Company 1st Louisiana Regulars.
Then there's this guy.
To the best of my ability his headboard reads:
"I.H.S."
"Sacred to the memory of."
"Peter" ---
---"And 18 years"
"IHS" is the monogram of Jesus Christ. Note the cross carved into the wood above.
What do the letters IHS stand for?
IHS are the first three letters in the Greek spelling of "Jesus." As Latin initials, they stand for "Jesus, Savior of Humankind" (Jesus Hominum Salvator).
www.umc.org
Another grave in the right background I believe is marked "N. S. T".
These findings of my own which I concluded independently from Little Boots give me the impression that it is possible to identify more of these men who's graves are only marked with a small block with a set of numbers on it.
There's a very good website called "History of the 38th Regiment of Georgia Volunteer Infantry".
https://38thga.com/drupal/node/168
I believe if the talented members of the fourm come together on this more could be identified from the original 1865 John Reekie photograph.
Bringing the