Monthly Archives: August 2012

A Note about the Leaves Gallery

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Russ

It has been a pleasant surprise to see the interest in my photos of the positions in and around the salient. In fact some have requested that there be more information provided for each as well as a map location. … Continue reading →

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They May Just Look Like Leaves Now – Part Two

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Russ
taken from inside a position. Standing in the interior ditching.

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Still more of the photos I have taken of various positions along and inside and the Mule Shoe Salient. All were taken during the winter of 2011/12.

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Maybe they look like piles of leaves but long ago…

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Russ
Looking out from the trench at the apex of the East Angle toward the Landrum house.

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Looking out from the trench at the apex of the East Angle toward the Landrum house. Note the rolling terrain. During my explorations on the area within the Muleshoe I have taken a bunch of pictures. Most of them the … Continue reading →

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Before the storm – The guns at the West Angle – Part Two

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Russ

One of the most common misconceptions about the battle on May 12th is that all the Confederate artillery had been withdrawn from the “Mule Shoe”on Lee’s order during the afternoon of the 11th. In this, the second part of our … Continue reading →

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