Oops. You're right, it's Craney Island.
What makes you think they were taken in or around Norfolk? Barely any photographers made it down there during the war and I don't think I have ever seen a confirmed Union camp scene photo there.
Wait a sec...who's that Lincoln cosplayer??
The man in the top hat looks like Norman Wiard, who developed the gun that bears his name.
It does! Would make sense too because of course Andrew Russell was employed by the War Department to photograph new weapons and engineering tech.
I did mean Newport. oops
I was doing research and the website https://irishamericancivilwar.com/ had written this https://irishamericancivilwar.com/2...nd-christmas-with-corcorans-irish-legion1862/ stating as such
Where did you find this photo?
Nevermind
I think it looks more like the author is just using the photos as examples of photos of the regiments than saying they were definitely taken in Norfolk. The Andrew Russell taking the photos in Fairfax in 1864 hypothesis I posted above is quite solid.
I also found this photo https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2023632615/resource/
This last photograph was likely taken in Northern Virginia due to the hilliness of the terrain. This was likely taken sometime in the fall or winter months due to the lack of leaves on the trees, the extra clothing the men are wearing, and the semi-permanent shelters they've constructed out of timbers and mud.
Ah, yes, the old "take the same photograph of [x] and use it for everything" approach. The same happened to the photograph of Oakwood Cemetery, which was so extensively reused and recycled that - for a time - it was mislabeled as having been taken at Hollywood Cemetery.
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