BATTLEFIELD BACKSTORY: I shot this image on a beautiful, crisp morning in early December. You can see my shadow at the left as I panned across the rolling terrain on which the 16th Connecticut was routed on Sept. 17, 1862. I trudged over this ground to the 16th Connecticut monument, not visible at the far right in this image, read the inscription on the plaque and tried once again to envision the suffering that happened here. Many of the 16th Connecticut's wounded lay in this field -- no man's land for nearly two days -- until they were finally rescued. (Click at upper right to enlarge and click here for all posts on this blog.)
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