tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post6711618356092747892..comments2024-03-27T14:30:10.785-04:00Comments on JOHN BANKS' <br> CIVIL WAR BLOG: An epic painting, pain, and destruction of Nashville battlefieldJohn Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-42261073172127332122023-12-19T14:47:52.090-05:002023-12-19T14:47:52.090-05:00I quote assumed“ that the battlefields were hallow...I quote assumed“ that the battlefields were hallowed ground and i am distressed that they are not. About 20 years ago my husband and I drove from Louisiana cross country and then up the East Coast from South Carolina all the way up to Gettysburg. he was a World War III buff and so many details about the battlefield in the cemetery along the way. I got a great education listening to him. I would and he would recite fax as he saw where the carnage occurred. We revered the land that we were on at the time and didn’t have a sound around us, except for him talking. I would expect the same of anyone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-12695508764787406102020-12-24T08:30:17.035-05:002020-12-24T08:30:17.035-05:00Hi, Tim: Do you have a photo of your ancestor that...Hi, Tim: Do you have a photo of your ancestor that I may post? Best, John BanksJohn Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-79249382249076424702020-12-23T21:44:30.124-05:002020-12-23T21:44:30.124-05:00My g-g-grandfather, Private Michael Herrmann, Comp...My g-g-grandfather, Private Michael Herrmann, Company E, 5th Minnesota Regiment, was wounded in the charge on Shy's Hill. He was a 39-year-old farmer from Benton Township, Carver County, Minnesota, who had volunteered as a new recruit 3 1/2 months earlier along with his younger brother Charles. Michael was married and had 5 children. His wife was also expecting a 6th child, my g-grandfather, who would also be named Michael.Tim Bodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12377064731566981887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-70100810434965625122020-12-16T18:59:14.180-05:002020-12-16T18:59:14.180-05:00Todd: I need to get a copy of Pyle's painting ...Todd: I need to get a copy of Pyle's painting framed. It's really, really good. I think of it every time I drive down Harding Place Road. Amazing what happened there and yet few know....John Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-72389467604993658482020-12-16T17:14:52.558-05:002020-12-16T17:14:52.558-05:00Such an amazing painting for its day. It looks mor...Such an amazing painting for its day. It looks more realistic than a modern Troiani painting. It breaks my heart every time you show these Battle of Nashville sites lost to history. Grrrrrr....Todd Berkoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17788305909863367996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-5938580583576645402020-12-16T09:35:15.316-05:002020-12-16T09:35:15.316-05:00One of your best postings. Thank you,One of your best postings. Thank you,Jubilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008211040948569509noreply@blogger.com