Civil War Photos - Then and Now

[wpbinzel]

A friend sent a link to a well done series of Civil War photos and how the sites look today. (And I apologize in advance if someone has already posted this. I had not seen it before.)

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/...nteractive

[Eva Elisabeth]

Fascinating!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[RJNorton]

What an interesting link! Thanks for posting, Bill.

[Anita]

Thanks for this link Bill. Very powerful, especially when the ghost images are superimposed over the "now" photos. It's like being in a time machine.

[Gene C]

I was thinking the same thing, especially the Brompton Oak, Devils Den and Arlington House photo's.
Like a paralel existance where time bends and the two worlds occasionally intersect.
(cue the Twilight Zone music)

[L Verge]

These are fantastic!

[PaigeBooth]

Excellent website! I especially enjoyed the Arlington House photos. While visiting there last summer, I was told by our guide the house is 80% original. The Union soldiers did not vandalize the house, as they might have, since they occupied it for their personal use, which explains why most of the house is still original. Standing on the front porch was an amazing feeling; I kept thinking about the Union soldiers who once flooded those grounds, much like the photo shown in the website you posted.

[DanielC]

A friend sent a link to a well done series of Civil War photos and how the sites look today. (And I apologize in advance if someone has already posted this. I had not seen it before.)

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/...nteractive

Great photos. Thank you Bill!

[L Verge]

This posting answered a question that has plagued me for four years, and I have just been too lazy to search for the answer. The photo at Sudley Springs Ford in Virginia shows children watching as Union troops started across the water. We used that photo on the cover of our 2013 Calendar of Events (put together in 2012) at Surratt House because we were focusing our programming that year on the Civil War on the Home Front, and it seemed most appropriate to show that the war touched children as well as adults.

Frankly, it became my favorite photo. Now I know the history behind it. Thank you so much, Bill.

[LincolnMan]

Really fascinating comparisons. Surprisingly, most of the sites hadn't changed very much. The Richmond set being the huge exception- wow!

[wpbinzel]

This posting answered a question that has plagued me for four years, and I have just been too lazy to search for the answer. The photo at Sudley Springs Ford in Virginia shows children watching as Union troops started across the water. We used that photo on the cover of our 2013 Calendar of Events (put together in 2012) at Surratt House because we were focusing our programming that year on the Civil War on the Home Front, and it seemed most appropriate to show that the war touched children as well as adults.

Frankly, it became my favorite photo. Now I know the history behind it. Thank you so much, Bill.

Thanks, all. Laurie, I am delighted that it answered a question for you. It was so well done that I thought it was worth sharing.