{"id":115092,"date":"2021-09-01T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/?p=115092"},"modified":"2021-08-31T09:28:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:28:43","slug":"richmond-grays-1859-in-charles-town-virginia-for-the-execution-of-john-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/richmond-grays-1859-in-charles-town-virginia-for-the-execution-of-john-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Richmond Grays, 1859, in Charles Town, Virginia for the Execution of John Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"\n

Title:<\/strong> [Soldiers from Richmond Grays at execution of abolitionist John Brown in Charles Town, West Virginia]
\nOther Title:<\/strong> Young Confederates off to war.
\nYoung Southerners at Richmond making light of war.
\nCreator(s):<\/strong> Dinkle, Lewis Graham, 1829-1906, photographer
\nDate Created\/Published:<\/strong> [New York] : [The Review of Reviews Co.], [photographed 1859, printed 1911]
\nMedium:<\/strong> 1 photograph : photomechanical print ; image 19 x 14 cm, page 27 x 19 cm.
\nSummary:<\/strong> Photomechanical print from reproduction of sixth-plate ambrotype shows group portrait of soldiers at the execution of John Brown; most are from Richmond Grays (which became Company A, 1st Virginia Volunteers Regiment in 1861) including Robert Alexander Caskie, center with goatee; John Wilkes Booth, left of Caskie’s shoulder; and Aylett Reins Woodson, bottom center; also Lieutenant Julian Alluisi of the Virginia Rifles in shako hat at top right. Tentatively identified are Louis F. Bossieux, center right; Cyrus Bossieux, top far left; Charles D. Clark, top right; David Garrick Wilson, bottom right; and William H. Caskie, behind Charles D. Clark. Photograph was previously thought to be of Confederate soldiers during the Civil War (Source: Angela Smythe, 2016).
\nReproduction Number:<\/strong> LC-USZ62-8908 (b&w film copy neg.)
\nRights Advisory:<\/strong> No known restrictions on publication.
\nCall Number:<\/strong> Illus. in E468.7 .M64 1911 [P&P]
\nRepository:<\/strong> Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
\nNotes:<\/strong>
\n…..Title devised by Library staff.
\n…..Illus. in: The Photographic history of the Civil War : Thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities \/ Francis Trevelyan Miller, editor-in-chief ; Robert S. Lanier, managing editor. New York : The Review of Reviews Co., 1911, volume 1, page 145, “Young Southerners at Richmond making light of war.”
\n…..Photograph attributed to Charles Town, West Virginia, ambrotypist, Lewis Graham Dinkle (Source: Angela Smythe, 2016).
\n…..Identification of John Wilkes Booth front Antebellumrichmond.com, “Chasing Shadows 150 Years Old, Part II; Conversations Through the Glass, ” by Angela Smythe, May 10, 2014.
\n…..Original ambrotype in private collection in Richmond, Virginia.<\/p>\n

Library of Congress item permalink<\/a><\/p>\n

Smythe, Angela. \u201cHas He Been Hiding in Plain Sight? John Wilkes Booth and the Richmond Grays.\u201d Antebellum Richmond, May 10, 2014. http:\/\/antebellumrichmond.com\/conversations.html.<\/p>\n

Mike\u2019s notes:<\/p>\n

Image restoration note \u2013 This image has been digitally adjusted for one or more of the following:
\n\u2013 fade correction,
\n\u2013 color, contrast, and\/or saturation enhancement
\n\u2013 selected spot and\/or scratch removal
\n\u2013 cropped for composition and\/or to accentuate subject matter
\n\u2013 straighten image<\/p>\n

Image restoration is the process of using digital restoration tools to create new digital versions of the images while also improving their quality and repairing damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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