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Sunday,
August 14, 2016: American
Civil War era Union troops lined up for morning inspection at
Civil War Days
in Pipestone, Minnesota. |
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President Abraham Lincoln reviewed them.
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The troops looked very good. |
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| Civilians and
soldiers-to-be watched as the president inspected the troops. |
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| Then locals were making music
for event attendees. |
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| David Rambow,
Historic Site Coordinator and
H. H. Bennett photographer, took pictures the way it was
done back then. The image was developed in chemicals while the crowd watched. You'll notice that left and right are reversed. This is because the image you see is on what we would later call a "negative." |
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| Vendors of all sorts from the
1860s were there selling their goods too. |
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| When was the last time you
bought from a tin smith? |
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| A banner for the
100th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers was unfurled. |
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| Union General
Ulysses S. Grant was there along with a two-piece brass
band. |
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| A young guy was hoping to join up to fight that day. |
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| Then all heck broke loose. A union
canon went off with fire and a deep throated roar. |
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| Union soldiers started firing at rebels
who were spotted nearby. |
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| The rebels fired back. |
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| More rebels opened fire from
nearby woods. |
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| A rebel canon got into the act too. |
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| Then the rebels charged. |
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| Union soldiers cut them down. |
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| Fate took a turn for the
worse for the rebels with many dead and dying. |
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| More union soldiers showed up and all that
was left was for the rebels to be taken prisoner after the union
won. |
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| President Abraham Lincoln and
others were pleased with the result. The union will win this struggle and we will be united again. E pluribus unum (out of many, one) |
| September 6, 2016 email comment: These are some of the very best photos I have ever seen anybody take at the event! You did a great job!!! Thanks for sharing and doing such a super job! Wish I could have taken pictures as nice as these! Mylan in Pipestone, Minnesota. |
Quote of the day:
A somewhat unforgettable experience. Mark
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