Gettysburg at 150
A week ago I spent two days (separately) in Gettysburg during the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Quick synopsis: Robert E. Lee's Army collided with the Union around Gettysburg. Three days of fighting ensued, 50K soldiers were killed wounded or missing from the battle, and the war was essentially over, because the Confederates lost the battle. Flash forward 5 months in 1863, and you get Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at the Cemetery in Gettysburg, and the place is sealed in legend. What I've always found to be interesting at these Civil War events/gatherings is meeting the people go to these events. The most successful images I came away were the ones that required getting closer and perhaps even talking to the subject. First, I found that, often, as a photographer, we get to see things behind the scenes that many don't. This includes reenactors sleeping. Here are a few photographs of confederate living historia...