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NFT: Civil War Dead found - 2nd Bull Run

GiantsUA : 8/16/2018 11:49 am
Two Union soldiers found buried in the "Limb pit" - gruesome.
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Eric from BBI : Admin : 8/16/2018 12:28 pm : link
neighbor's parents found a Union soldier's body when they had a pool put in a number of years ago. Their house is right in the middle of one of the worst battlefields of the war.
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Jim in Fairfax : 8/16/2018 12:33 pm : link
In comment 14040616 Eric from BBI said:
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neighbor's parents found a Union soldier's body when they had a pool put in a number of years ago. Their house is right in the middle of one of the worst battlefields of the war.

Which one?
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Sec 103 : 8/16/2018 12:39 pm : link
In comment 14040616 Eric from BBI said:
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neighbor's parents found a Union soldier's body when they had a pool put in a number of years ago. Their house is right in the middle of one of the worst battlefields of the war.

WOW... What part of Md?
Jim/Sec  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 8/16/2018 12:51 pm : link
They are literally a stone's throw away from the wall on Marye's Heights.
Hmm interesting. i had no idea..  
EricJ : 8/16/2018 12:59 pm : link
I just tossed aside so many bones like that while digging for buried treasure in the yard. Had no idea they could have been linked to the civil war. They could have been worth something...
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Jim in Fairfax : 8/16/2018 1:02 pm : link
In comment 14040639 Eric from BBI said:
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They are literally a stone's throw away from the wall on Marye's Heights.

Well, that’s about how close the Union army got, so, yeah.
Right about where I live  
Joey in VA : 8/16/2018 1:03 pm : link
It's all the rage around here. I'm surprised more hasn't been found, there are acres of federally protected land around the battlefield.
Very cool  
Chef : 8/16/2018 1:07 pm : link
thanks for sharing
Jim in Fairfax  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 8/16/2018 1:11 pm : link
One of the creepiest things I've ever experienced was getting off the paths and walking through the forests in the Wilderness.

As I was walking along in the leaves, I sank into a hole. And as I inspected the ground, I noticed it was a series of shallow graves (not foxholes or trenches).

Both armies had engaged and disengaged from the Wilderness Battle so quickly that there wasn't time to dig graves and dig proper graves (in fact, locals said for weeks it was impossible to travel near the area because of the smell). After the war, body-recovering parties (often ex-slaves) were sent to find and dig up the bodies... many of which are now buried in the Federal Cemetery on Marye's Heights.

What I stepped into was clearly the remnants of those old shallow graves.
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Jim in Fairfax : 8/16/2018 1:23 pm : link
In comment 14040660 Eric from BBI said:
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One of the creepiest things I've ever experienced was getting off the paths and walking through the forests in the Wilderness.

As I was walking along in the leaves, I sank into a hole. And as I inspected the ground, I noticed it was a series of shallow graves (not foxholes or trenches).

Both armies had engaged and disengaged from the Wilderness Battle so quickly that there wasn't time to dig graves and dig proper graves (in fact, locals said for weeks it was impossible to travel near the area because of the smell). After the war, body-recovering parties (often ex-slaves) were sent to find and dig up the bodies... many of which are now buried in the Federal Cemetery on Marye's Heights.

What I stepped into was clearly the remnants of those old shallow graves.

Wow. Creepy and cool at the same time.
Fascinating stuff.  
Beezer : 8/16/2018 2:35 pm : link
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We took a trip to Gettysburg about 6 years ago when my kids were  
GiantsUA : 8/16/2018 4:49 pm : link
10,12.

We went during Spring break and pulled into town as it was starting to get dark. It was unseasonably warm and windy.

I immediately drove to Little Round Top as I played on our CD player the book on tape - Killer Angels by Michael Shaara.

As we listed to the CD narrator talk about Chamberlain and the 20th Main we drove up to almost the exact spot.

The parking lot was empty. My kids were spooked and refused to get out of the car.

My wife and I walked down the path to the 20th Maine memorial. It was spooky.

We also did a Gettysburg ghost tour that was fun.
my firth grade did a class trip to Gettysburg back in the early 80's  
JerrysKids : 8/16/2018 9:03 pm : link
I will always remember what a amazing trip it was, we stayed in a motel just outside of town and it was creepy because we were aware of how many men were killed here and there are many tales of ghosts wandering around Gettysburg. We toured the battlefield, and I have been mesmerized about the history and especially the Civil War ever since.
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Rick5 : 8/17/2018 7:51 am : link
In comment 14040660 Eric from BBI said:
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One of the creepiest things I've ever experienced was getting off the paths and walking through the forests in the Wilderness.

As I was walking along in the leaves, I sank into a hole. And as I inspected the ground, I noticed it was a series of shallow graves (not foxholes or trenches).

Both armies had engaged and disengaged from the Wilderness Battle so quickly that there wasn't time to dig graves and dig proper graves (in fact, locals said for weeks it was impossible to travel near the area because of the smell). After the war, body-recovering parties (often ex-slaves) were sent to find and dig up the bodies... many of which are now buried in the Federal Cemetery on Marye's Heights.

What I stepped into was clearly the remnants of those old shallow graves.

That's crazy. The pool story is wild too. I need to get to some more sites. I have been to quite a few, but I still haven't seen some of the major battlefields within a day's drive for me.
I've been to  
Pete in MD : 8/17/2018 10:10 am : link
Gettysburg many times. At dusk, this weird mist usually comes up from the ground. It's probably from the little creek that runs through the battlefield but still creepy. One time, my wife and I were doing the driving tour in our convertible. I took a picture of her and there are hundreds of floating orbs in the background.


Then we stayed at the Farnsworth Inn, the "most haunted Inn in America." It was crappy and overpriced and the owner is an asshole.
slight millering but I just finished a very good book  
Del Shofner : 8/17/2018 10:56 am : link
called "The Immortal Irishman", about Thomas Maegher, who (among other things in an incredible if pretty short life) founded the Irish Brigade, which fought in some of the battles you're discussing, like Bull Run. The Irish Brigade were given some of the most suicidal jobs in the battles and acquitted themselves well (but suffered huge casualties). It's a good book all around but includes some pretty graphic descriptions of these horrific battles.
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