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08-JUN-2010

The Drummer

A very touching, honored site in the Shiloh National Military Cemetary...how old could he have been...14? 15?

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Michael J. Parkinson26-Jun-2010 22:28
Maybe as young as 9 or 10.
http://old-photos.blogspot.com/2007/09/civil-war-drummer-boys.html
Cindi 11-Jun-2010 18:23
Probably just a young lad....really heart wrenching. Beautiful shot!
Rudi 11-Jun-2010 12:56
Another outstanding image. Bravo!
Terry 10-Jun-2010 00:02
Its hard to imagine how horrible that conflict was.
Another somber image, Michael.
Michael Edwards09-Jun-2010 18:40
Yes, Hal, initially. Some family members are buried beside loved ones later.
The Confederate dead were all buried by Grant's men in large open pits, unmarked, despite pleas from families in Corinth, MS to be allowed to come and retrieve their dead.
Grant wrote General Beauregard and said this could not, and woukd not be allowed. He said the warm weather in that second week in April was the reason.
Michael Edwards09-Jun-2010 18:27
Yes, Hal, initially. Some family members are buried beside loved ones later.
The Confederate dead were all buried by Grant's men in large open pits, unmarked, despite pleas from families in Corinth, MS to be allowed to come and retrieve their dead.
Grant wrote General Beauregard and said this could not, and woukd not be allowed. He said the warm weather in that second week in April was the reason.
hal 09-Jun-2010 17:30
A most moving photograph, Michael. A simple drummer boy.
And l wonder who rated the large stone at the back.
Are all these stones marking Northern casualties ?