Gettysburg Greg
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Jun 6, 2010
- Location
- Decatur, Illinois
When Alexander Gardner's crew discovered more than 40 Confederate bodies in the Rose pasture at Gettysburg, they took the time to expose 12 photographic plates of the bodies that had been gathered for burial by their comrades. Apparently there was a Union burial detail working the field at the same time Gardner was. The two photos below that show the same group of bodies from a slightly different angle provide the clue that led Frassanito to come to this conclusion. Notice that the body lying right next to the rock in the left photo is missing in the right hand shot, apparently having been buried in the fresh grave to the left of the soldier with the bent knee. My now photo shows the location as it appears today.
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