Fortress Monroe

[Jimklag]

Some 2010 photos of the fort including Robert E. Lee's quarters when he was a mere lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers; the cell where Jefferson Davis was held as a prisoner; and the quarters of Davis's jailer and family.

 

[bdtex]

I assume you meant "Fortress".

 

[Jimklag]

I assume you meant "Fortress".

Oops. How do I edit the thread title?

 

[JOHN42768]

Thanks for the nice photos

 

[Jimklag]

Thanks for the nice photos

You're welcome.

 

[Rusk County Avengers]

Nice photos, thankyou for sharing.
On a side note, I think they got those Artillerymen's uniforms a little wrong if they were trying to show a pre-war garrison.

 

[James N.]

Although I've been to the Virginia Peninsula before, I've never been here or Hampton Roads/Norfolk; thanks for the photos!

 

[Jimklag]

Although I've been to the Virginia Peninsula before, I've never been here or Hampton Roads/Norfolk; thanks for the photos!

Here are a few from Norfolk and Hampton - taken the same day we were at Fortress Monroe. The USS Wisconsin is at Norfolk and Leif Ericson and the USS Monitor Mockup are at Hampton Roads. The museum with the Monitor is where the Monitor's actual turret is housed. Unfortunately, the museum was closed that day so we took a couple snapshots outside

 

[Jimklag]

Some more pix from Fortress Monroe and one from Norfolk. The last ship model photo is from the museum in Norfolk where the USS Wisconsin is berthed.

 

[J. D. Stevens]

Some 2010 photos

Excellent photos of an area I have never been fortunate enough to visit. One tiny suggestion for those of use not sure exactly what we are seeing would be to label each picture with a brief title or description.

 

[Jimklag]

Excellent photos of an area I have never been fortunate enough to visit. One tiny suggestion for those of use not sure exactly what we are seeing would be to label each picture with a brief title or description.

That would be nice. But A) I'm very lazy, and, B) I don't remember what all of them are from eight years ago. The building with the two trees in front of it was where R.E. Lee and his young wife lived when Lee was a junior officer. The last model photo is of the USS Maine that blew up in Havana harbor. The rest, your guess is as good as mine except for the shots relating to Jefferson Davis.

 

[bankerpapaw]

Enjoyed viewing your pictures. Thanks!!!

 

[Ole Miss]

I was born in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital but have never been back. Thank you for the photos.
Regards
David

 

[Drew]

There was a field hospital at Fortress Monroe. I know it because my GG grandfather wrote a story before he died about the war and what happened to him. He was in the 1st Texas Infantry Regiment. This portion is from after the Battle of the Wilderness:

"After this we continued skirmishing until October 7, 1864, when we attacked the enemy's bulwarks ten miles east of Richmond. (He's talking about the Battle of Darbytown Road). Here a Yankee bullet struck me just below the knee, breaking the bone. I was captured, taken to the field hospital and my leg was amputated. Was then taken to the Federal hospital near Petersburg where I was well treated by good, kind nurses. Was taken to Fortress Monroe where I remained seven months before I was able to travel."

He was paroled from Fortress Monroe at War's end and began the slow march home to Texas from there.

 

[Seduzal]

It is always nice to see photos of World War II to compare with Civil War photos! Although the photos show the same picture; the guns of both wars are the same.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Badgercwcollector]

Great photo's " On Wisconsin " Had to say that lol

 

[Badgercwcollector]

I had a talk with William Upham Jr. whose father William Upham of the 2nd. Wis . Iron Brigade was Jefferson Davis's Personal guard at Fort Monroe. He said that they would stay up late and play chess and checkers and talk politics until the wee hours in the morning . I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall for that !

 

[Kip124thNY]

Enjoyed the pictures, thanks for posting.

 

[mofederal]

That is a really great photo tour @Jimklag. I enjoyed every photo. Thank you.

 

[major bill]

I recently purchased a couple envelopes of Tales of Old Fort Monroe at a local used book store a couple weeks ago and this thread reminded me I had not yet looked them over. They were very cheap and a couple of the articles looked interesting. Not sure when they were published but they cost 10 cents each or 15 for $1 when new.