Uploads from Craig Swain

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:43:28 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Close up of trunnion and royal seal on 12-pdr English Siege Gun, banded and rifled by Confederates.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:43:27 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

12-pdr English Siege Gun, banded and rifled by Confederates.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:43:26 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Ammunition stored near an old English 12-pdr gun, banded and rifled by Confederates.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:21:00 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Response from William S. Downer, Superintendent of Armories (Confederate) responding to a request from Colonel Josiah Gorgas for machinery to replace losses incurred in the Tredegar fire of May 15, 1863.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:21:00 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Cover sheet from a request for machinery to replace Tredegar losses from the fire of May 15, 1863.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:20:59 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Letter from J.R. Anderson, Tredegar Iron Works to Colonel Josiah Gorgas, requesting support after a fire damaged Tredegar on May 15, 1863.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:52:29 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

News item from the May 16, 1863 edition of the Richmond Daily Dispatch. The story discusses a fire which broke out in the industrial center of the city, damaging Tredegar Iron Works.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Sun, 12 May 2013 19:18:30 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Receipt detailing field guns delivered by Tredegar in March 1863.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Sun, 12 May 2013 19:18:30 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Receipt detailing field guns delivered by Tredegar in March 1863.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:40:23 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

List of laborers employed by John LaCoste for work around Charleston Harbor to include Fort Sumter in January 1864.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:33:04 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

List of laborers employed by John LaCoste for work around Charleston Harbor to include Fort Sumter in July 1863.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Sun, 05 May 2013 15:13:44 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Receipt for labor services provided by Adolphus LaCoste at Charleston, May 1-16, 1863.

National Archives Catalog Title: Confederate Papers Relating to Citizens or Business Firms, compiled 1874 - 1899, documenting the period 1861 - 1865
Record Group: 109
Short Description: NARA M346. Known as the "Citizens File," these original records pertain to goods furnished or services rendered to the Confederate government by private individuals or business firms.
Roll: 0561

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Sun, 05 May 2013 13:37:15 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Morris Island from a Civil War era map, showing the general location of the wreck of the USS Keokuk.

Snip from: Map of the defenses of Charleston city and harbor, showing also the works erected by the U.S. forces in 1863 and 1864 / to accompany Official Reports.
Content Source: Library of Congress, Virginia Historical Society, Library of Virginia Richmond
Fold3 Publication Year: 2010
Fold3 Job: 10-037
Language: English
Country: United States
Short Description: Maps, charts, and atlases depicting battles, troop positions and movements, engagements, and fortifications during the Civil War, 1861-
1865.
Region: South Carolina
Location: Charleston
Title: Map of the defenses of Charleston city and harbor, showing also the works erected by the U.S. forces in 1863 and 1864 / to accompany
the report of Major Genl. Q.A. Gillmore, U.S. Vols.
Source: Library of Virginia Richmond
Description: To accompany the report of Major Genl. Q.A. Gillmore, U.S. Vols

AprilMay63SunlightData

nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Sun, 05 May 2013 13:37:14 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Sun, 05 May 2013 13:37:13 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Sun, 05 May 2013 09:31:06 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Compilation of tide tables for Charleston, South Carolina - April 20 to May 5, 1863. The yellow highlights indicate the expected windows for working salvage operations on the USS Keokuk. The windows are based on accounts indicating work was done after dark and only at the lowest tides.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Sat, 04 May 2013 06:05:46 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Portion of the crowd assembled for the Day 3 presentations at Chancellorsville 150th.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Sat, 04 May 2013 06:05:42 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Cannon firing as part of the Chancellorsville 150th observances.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Sat, 04 May 2013 06:05:35 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Close up of a marking on Confederate 10-pdr Parrott.

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nobody@flickr.com (Craig Swain) — Sat, 04 May 2013 06:05:34 -0700

Craig Swain posted a photo:

Scorched grass in front of cannon at Hazel Grove. This is from firing just a few blanks.