**
Hi all! Just wanted to let you know I’m changing my posting schedule . . . from
this point forward, I’ll be posting only on Mondays and Wednesdays (barring
breaks for vacation or other “bumps in the road”). Fridays will be reserved for
my new blog venture, “St. Augustine Fridays”, dedicated to my second-favorite
place in the world, St. Augustine, Florida. Feel free to check it out at http://staugustinefridays.blogspot.com
**
At
least in my opinion, Culp’s Hill is one of those battlefield haunts that seems
relatively untouched (safe for an abundance of monuments and the observation
tower). Unlike the rest of the field, constantly abuzz with traffic and curious
tourists, Culp’s Hill still has a sort of eerie field, as if it still carries
the memories of combat. The woods are thick, mostly untraveled ... rumor has
it that they still hold Confederate graves. While enjoying the spirit of the
place, this particular cannon caught my eye because it appeared to have been
recently repainted. It represents Pennsylvania’s Independent Battery E, also
known as Knap’s Battery.
The
first photo shows the 10-pounder Parrott Rifle with an interesting background.
The Napoleon at left belongs to Battery K, 5TH United States
Artillery, while the marker to its right describes the battery’s action at
Gettysburg. Note the observation tower (wonder if there were any hearty
intrepid souls up there ...). The second photo showcases some of the woodland
of north Culp’s Hill. I particularly like the cannon wheel shadow and the sun
glinting off the barrel.
**HONORED TODAY**
PVT. LOGAN BOLCH
Co. C, 28TH
North Carolina Infantry
Born 1824 --- Died September
03, 1863 at age 39
Pvt.
Bolch enlisted in March 1863, the husband of Martha Ann and father of seven
children under the age of 16 ... Nathaniel (age 15, who enlisted in the
Confederate Army in 1864), Mira (age 13), Job (age 11), Julia (age 9), Harriet
(age 5), Mary (age 3), and Jefferson (age 2). He was mortally wounded at the
Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Charge and taken as a prisoner of war to a Federal
hospital at Chester, PA (according to Find A Grave, “Ward A, Bed No. 2”), where
he died of his wounds. Pvt. Bolch was later buried at Philadelphia National
Cemetery at the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument.(c) 2012-2015 Skies of Blue and Gray
No comments:
Post a Comment