Locating the Famous Civil War Photos of Atlanta

Join us on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta for another one of Garry Adelman's Civil War Photography extravaganzas!

The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.

[Goblues]

Another vote for Garry as my favourite Battlefield Guide!

[TheHistoryUnderground]

Great episode. Really is a shame to think of how much of the battlefield has been lost. Just puts an exclamation point behind the work that you all are doing now.

[takyram]

Gary I love your photographic research. It is really is amazing. Especially when you can tie trees or rocks or structures to an old photograph. It really gives a new perspective to our ties in the present to the past.

[spikejonze]

You're my favorite guide Garry!!!

[edwardaustin]

Love all the hard work everyone puts into this channel. Gary, you are my favorite teacher on the Civil War videos. Pictures are a great teaching tool. But nothing beats seeing it with your own eyes. To put ourselves in these spots and to be in these places... That opens your eyes and makes my mind wonder. Thanks again for the great history lesson. It is greatly appreciated. I can't get enough of this channel.

[JonStallings]

Gary you are my favorite battlefield guide 😁 And you surround yourself with more great guides. As a native of metro Atlanta it is great to learn the actual locations of those famous photographs. Keep the photos coming

[DogTotem]

We love you, Gary! 😀 I was going to say, before you said it at the end, I hope he publishes what you've just shown us comparing and linking photographs.

[Macklyn]

I absolutely loved this. Nothing “painfully”about anything Gary speaks about. I need more in fact. Thank you

[ThatvideoGuy]

Civil War photos are tremendously interesting and absolutely extraordinary.... They hold a bridge through time that I find to be absolutely Amazing....❤️

[davegoodridge]

Gary, you are my favorite battlefield guide!

[johnsimms]

Great content and I like Gary's enthusiasm!

[jxxxxxx]

Freaking love Gary. This is yet another great video. Greeting from Mexico to all the people at ABT!

[drpeterc]

Fantastic to see how even with modern urban development you can with some enthusiastic efforts reconstruct views of 160 years ago so absolutely accurately.

[astaboy]

This is WAY cool. When I first moved to Atlanta in 1999 my first objective was to find the site of the Ponder house. It took about a month but I was able to locate it. And yes; It's in the exact spot you guys point out in this presentation.

[earlyriser]

it is exciting to see photo interpretation still going on

[glennrishton]

Since discovering Frassanitos books years ago Antietam, Gettysburg, Grant and Lee I have been fascinated with the photography of the war. I appreciated how he studied the photos, determining the where, the who and the when of the photos. Great work in doing that same treatment to Atlanta photographs.

[hickmantn]

The builder of the Ponder House, Ephraim Graham Ponder, was my 1st cousin, 5x removed. He was originally from Thomasville, GA. My grandmother was Audrey Ponder, from Jefferson County (Louisville), GA. There is a fascinating history associated with this house, including it being the childhood home of Henry Ossian Flipper, the son of one of Ponder's slaves, Festus Flipper. Henry would become the first African-American graduate of West Point in 1877. Flipper recounts much of the history of the house in his autobiography, The Colored Cadet at West Point, which is available in several editions and formats on Amazon. There is also a recently written biography of Flipper by Tom Mangelsdorf, also on Amazon. Flipper is buried in Thomasville. Ponder's original home in Thomasville still exists and is a private residence today.

[ThatvideoGuy]

Gary is my favorite Battlefield Guy.... He brings an element of brilliance with a little bit of comic relief...And so animated with those hands I can't help but think the guy behind the camera better watch out or he will accidentally slap them back to Shiloh....🤣😂

[bball]

Brilliant example of scholarly persistence leading to new information that can be appreciated by anyone. I've never been to Atlanta so starting off with a Google map that showed some key sites of present day Atlanta really made this photo episode relevant. So well done that I'm going to watch the prior episodes in this series. Great find for me! Bravo!!

[fredrickrougerson]

Garry was the first guide I saw on this channel. We love u Garry and what you guys do for history nerds like myself