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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Battle Of Buchanan III




During the Civil War Buchanan served as an important Confederate supply depot for shipment of agricultural produce and pig iron to Richmond via the James River and Kanawha Canal. Federal General David Hunter marched through Pattonsburg and Buchanan on June 13, 1864 on his ill-fated raid of Lynchburg. After the Civil War commerce and manufacturing declined in Buchanan and Pattonsburg.

9 comments:

  1. Wow! He really looks the part. From that funny beard to that well-worn leather bag. Great shot, Tanya.

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  2. He looks like a character in a movie! So authentic!

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  3. retour en enfance, quand je jouais au cowboys et aux indiens ;o))
    return in childhood, when I played in cowboys and in Indian ;o))

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  4. So great that people dedicate their time to these re-enactments. So interesting!

    Di
    The Blue Ridge Gal

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  5. I's love to photograph an event like this. He really does llok the part.

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  6. That guy looks authentic to the time of the Civil War - WoW! Not the electric pole in the background tho hehehehe

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  7. Cool photo, as long as he is pointing the gun in the air!

    Nice way for history to be brought to life :)

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  8. He looks like he means business. Definitely playing the part.

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  9. If all the participants looked as serious as he does, I think the re-enactment may have been quite fearsome.

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