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Colquitt's SalientThe sky rumbled and occasionally spit drops of water down, and the dark sky lowered the light levels so much I could barely get any usable pictures. I'll have to go back and reshoot, but the mood on the field was wonderfully dark and somber.
This is roughly the jumping off point for the attack on Fort Stedman, which you can see as a rise in the grass against the dark trees beyond. This view is from just inside what would have been the Confederate lines at Colquitt's Salient, from where General Gordon launched Lee's final major assault. Extensive earthworks in the area, but you can walk around them by sticking to the old road bed, and get a fairly good look at what is left of them. Shortly after taking this pictures, an adult bald eagle flew into the trees nearby, and a small herd of a dozen deer came wandering boldly onto the field. Actually, I think I've seen deer almost every time I've come to this section of the battlefield. To the left of this picture is the area where the First Maine Heavy Artillery attacked Confederate entrenchments, and suffered the worst losses of any regiment in the entire Civil War, largely in the space of 10 minutes. Indiana Reb spoke on: Thursday 31st August 2006, 11:28 AM |
