Panoramic view from the center of the battlefield of Cedar Mountain. Timothy O’Sullivan, 1862. This iconic image of the battlefield is cropped and edited in photoshop. Like most of these historic images, the original format was a stereo view. I separated the two images into right and left, and then photo-merged them in photoshop. This expanded the field of view a little bit on both the right and left sides of the image. It reveals amazing detail. Click to view larger in a new tab.Panoramic view from center of Cedar Mountain Battlefield. Timothy O’Sullivan, 1862. Close up view of the left side of the image. The Rev. Phillip Slaughter home and the road leading up to it can be seen at the top center. Click to view larger in a new tab.Close up view of the image, edited in photoshop to bring out some additional detail. The Rev. Phillip Slaughter’s home on Cedar Mtn. is pictured with army tents pitched in the front yard. Timothy O’Sullivan, 1862.The Reverend Philip Slaughter House. Some soldiers called the battle “Slaughter Mountain,” an appropriate alternative given the bloody fighting that occurred near the home.Detail of the Center of Cedar Mountain Battlefield by Timothy O’Sullivan, 1862. If you look very closely you can see a soldier, with some reading material, leaning against the tree directly to the right of the soldier standing near the tent. Click to view larger in a new tab.Cedar Mountain, Va. Union Graves on the Battlefield. Timothy O’Sullivan, 1862. Research by Nick Picerno believes that most of the men in this photo are the same 10th Maine men in another photo. Mike Block’s research validates his assessment. They are (l. to r.) Col. James Fillebrown, Unknown, Capt. James Black, Capt. William Knowlton, Band Master Daniel Chandler and Asst. Surgeon Josiah Day. Click the image to view larger in a new tab.This is a cropped detail of the above image. For scale note the soldier in the distance standing between Col. Fillebrown on the left, and the man in the center. On the right is Captain James Black. Tim O’Sullivan. 1862. Click to view larger in a new tab.Detail of the left side of the image. Cedar Mt. Va. Union Graves on the Battlefield. Tim O’Sullivan. 1862. (l. to r.) Capt. William Knowlton, Band Master Daniel Chandler and Asst. Surgeon Josiah Day.
Cedar Mountain Battlefield. Officers of the 10th Maine Regt. on the battlefield.The title of this image is “Cedar Mountan, Va. Confederate Field Hospital. Timothy O’Sullivan, 1862. The well on the left side of the photo can be found today, and is marked by a concrete cap.Cedar Mt. Va. A Confederate Field Hospital. I’ve cleaned up the stereographic image above and added some contrast. Click to view larger in a new tab.Closeup detail of the above image. Click to view larger.
Photograph detail. This view looks toward the famous battlefield landmark, “The Gate” Note the photographer’s wagon on the lane. Click to view larger in new tab.
This is a close up view of the left side of the photograph. Click to view larger in a new tab.
Detail of the right side of the image. Click to view larger in a new tab.Detail of the image above. You can see troops riding the locomotive in the center of the image. The Court-house is visible toward the right side. Today’s courthouse has been relocated from the original location pictured. Click to view larger in a new tab.
