1865 Dark

[Rhatkinson]

I recall reading a book on our Revolution once ("Washington's Crossing") where the subject of 18th century "dark" was discussed. The point being that we all, being used to modern lighting, cannot appreciate how truly dark it was at night back then.

My town (Florence, SC) is experiencing a half-city wide power outage tonight and I have a new appreciation for how dark it was when Booth and Herold were not only riding to Dr. Mudd's, but in the pine thicket those several nights. That's "dark"!