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”The dead continue to live by way of the resurrection we give them in telling their stories” -Stories of Real Human Beings Make History Powerful~Photographs Make it Immediate.
A Blog Remembering the Men and Women of the American Civil War, North & South, people, faces, and a unique culture we will never see again. Photos and stories about the people that lived it, including African American Photographs, Pre-Civil War history & the period in cultural history that began just after the Civil War. The historical info, photos and documents on this blog reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times. This blog does not endorse the views expressed in some posts, which may contain materials offensive to some readers. You cannot compare the beliefs, values, politics, ethical values of today to the people of the 1800's.
Every effort is taken to remember the men and women of the Union and Confederacy equally with dignity and respect. The men and women who's photos are posted on this blog have living relatives today, please respect the families and their memory~
The events of the war, and the men of the war, are fast fading from the public attention. Its history is growing to be an “Old, Old Story.” Public interest is weakening day by day. The memory of march, and camp, and battle-field, of the long and manly endurance, of the superb and uncomplaining courage, of the mass of sacrifice that redeemed the Nation, is fast dying out. Those who rejoice in the liberty and peace secured by the soldier’s suffering and privation, accept the benefits, but deny or forget the benefactor-1877 National Tribune
(IF I HAVE MADE AN ERROR ON A HISTORICAL FACT PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY SO I CAN CORRECT IT) if I posted something unknowingly that you own copyright to, I will remove it immediately.
“The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted."― D.H. Lawrence
A Blog Remembering the Men and Women of the American Civil War, North & South, people, faces, and a unique culture we will never see again. Photos and stories about the people that lived it, including African American Photographs, Pre-Civil War history & the period in cultural history that began just after the Civil War. The historical info, photos and documents on this blog reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times. This blog does not endorse the views expressed in some posts, which may contain materials offensive to some readers. You cannot compare the beliefs, values, politics, ethical values of today to the people of the 1800's.
Every effort is taken to remember the men and women of the Union and Confederacy equally with dignity and respect. The men and women who's photos are posted on this blog have living relatives today, please respect the families and their memory~
The events of the war, and the men of the war, are fast fading from the public attention. Its history is growing to be an “Old, Old Story.” Public interest is weakening day by day. The memory of march, and camp, and battle-field, of the long and manly endurance, of the superb and uncomplaining courage, of the mass of sacrifice that redeemed the Nation, is fast dying out. Those who rejoice in the liberty and peace secured by the soldier’s suffering and privation, accept the benefits, but deny or forget the benefactor-1877 National Tribune
(IF I HAVE MADE AN ERROR ON A HISTORICAL FACT PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY SO I CAN CORRECT IT) if I posted something unknowingly that you own copyright to, I will remove it immediately.
“The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted."― D.H. Lawrence
Hello there, Great site! Love the music as well. On page 38 you have a soldier listed as Michael Bowman, 7th Va Cav. In my collection at the Library of Congress, we have him identified as David Bowman, 12th Va Cav. How did you arrive at your new identity? Please advise, Tom Liljenquist
Hi Tom, I dont know if you saw the other message.. I deleted in error.. Thanks for your mail, your collection has inspired me! two Youtube videos and website here later, I can’t stop looking at the photos. Here is the link to Michael Bowman 7th Cavalry http://www.civil-war-history.com/photo3.html The other link from the “History Blog” lists him as Michael also, the graffiti artist story here http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/14937
Michael Bowman, 7th Virginia Cavalry, also wrote his name on a wall in the same room. He was later wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5, 1864. He survived the war and lived until early in the twentieth century, residing for part of that time in Madison County. http://www.brandystationfoundation.com/historic_register.htm
Please keep me posted on any developments, I hope his true identity is cleared up.
Stacey Palmer
6 months ago on October 28, 2012 at 03:37pm
Civil War Graffiti Artist Identified: The Graffiti House in Brandy Station, Virginia
The Foundation was also able to match a signature to a face. Here’s Private Michael Bowman of the 7th Virginia Cavalry, his signature and a period picture of him in uniform:
The Brandy Station Foundation has researched all the identifiable signatures. Cavalry units dominate, which dovetails neatly with the history of the town because the Battle of Brandy Station (June 9, 1863) was the largest cavalry battle of the war, in fact the largest cavalry battle in United States history.
General J.E.B. Stuart, Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Cavalry, led the Confederate cavalry in the Battle of Brandy Station. Many of the signatures are from members of Stuart’s cavalry, and one very large prominent signature is J.E.B. Stuart’s own. They don’t know for sure that he wrote it, but the Brandy Station Foundation has some copies of his confirmed signature hanging on the wall next to the graffito and they sure do look a lot alike.
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/14937
Michael Bowman info-http://www.civil-war-history.com/photo3.html
8 months ago on August 28, 2012 at 08:19pm
