tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693055636846442705.post8071864357395844911..comments2024-02-21T08:35:35.568-05:00Comments on Spotsylvania Civil War Blog: Along the North Anna River - Then and NowJohn Cummingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664001896165763192noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693055636846442705.post-9225303730780682762016-05-24T06:58:08.182-04:002016-05-24T06:58:08.182-04:00If indeed this was taken on the 25th, both Mike Mi...If indeed this was taken on the 25th, both Mike Miller and Gordon Rhea's volumes on the subject indicate that the north side of the river around this set of works was occupied by Willcox's 3rd Division of the 9th Corps, while the 2nd Corps had moved entirely to the south side. The information from Albert Ames of the 1st NY Light Artillery is curious, and might suggest the photograph was taken just prior to the shift, or the date in the letter was incorrect.John Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664001896165763192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693055636846442705.post-5007246709710820462012-03-21T16:23:17.212-04:002012-03-21T16:23:17.212-04:00Thanks for posting the modern day picture of North...Thanks for posting the modern day picture of North Anna. While Frassanito in his Grant and Lee book claims that the soldiers in the 1864 picture of the 9th corps I think this up for debate and more research.There is strong evidence that the soldiers pictured in the me image you show are actually from the 7th NY Heavy Artillery, part of Tyler's 4th Div of the 2nd Corps. Robert Keating in his book Carnival of Blood which about the 7th NY Heavy Artillery cites a letter from a member of the 1st NY Light artillery that describes O'Sullivan taking the pictures. Based on this and other descriptions of the actions and position of troops on May 25th, 1864 I am more likely to believe that the men in the picture are actually part of the 2nd Corps. Great Blog.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348154731502896506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693055636846442705.post-71407415546010817432012-03-19T23:59:48.965-04:002012-03-19T23:59:48.965-04:00Do you happen to know which 9th Corps regiments he...Do you happen to know which 9th Corps regiments held the works when these photos were taken?Will Hickoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119463723965153883noreply@blogger.com