Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Engineering Field Office, Smith-Harris House Event

 
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Smith-Harris House Event, Oct. 2010. Topographical Engineers Field Office and Buffalo Hunter's tent.

Ian McKay, Brigadier General of Engineers (by brevet)

 
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Smith-Harris House Event, Oct. 2010. Brig. Gen. Ian McKay at his map- drawing table in the Engineering Field Office. Background is the Smith-Harris Barn.

Buffalo Hunter, James Duarte

 
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Smith-Harris House Event, Oct, 2010. James Duarte is portraying the part of a Buffalo Hunter. he has a table of rifles and ammunition as a display. The two people in the background are new members of the Topogs, Lt Greg Webster and his lovely wife Heidi.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Martello Tower, Habitation Level

 
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Martello Tower, Overlooking the Sea

 
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Martello Tower, Wall Niche, Habitation Level

 
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Guernsey Tower, Great Britain

 
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Mortella Tower, Corsica

 
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This is a picture of one of the original coastal fortifications that gave rise to the whole idea of the Martello Towers in Great Britain and elsewhere. This was the type of tower that stood off two British warships and generated the letter to the Prime Minister, which resulted in a new design, a name alteration and ultimately, the coastal defense of southeastern coast of England

Pre-Martello Tower, 1778

 
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St, Brelude, Jersey Island, Great Britain

Fort Saumarez, Isle of Guernsey

 
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This fort design was used prior to the Martello Towers on the Island of Guernsey by the British Army,

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Pre-Civil War Canal Boat

 
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This view is along the pre-Civil War C&O Canal. This 180 mile long canal was a tempting target for the Confederates

C.S.S. Manassas

 
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In the background, one of the "CSS Manassas'" two additional "fleet" vessels during the attack on the Federal Fleet in the Mississippi Passes at the Delta.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Q. E. "pocket pistol #4

 
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Q. E. "pocket pistol" #3

 
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Q.E. "pocket pistol" #2

 
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Queen Elizabeth I pocket pistol

 
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This piece of artillery is located on the grounds of Dover Castle in Dover, England. It was and is referred to as the Queen Elizabeth I "pocket pistol," probably because of its length. An approximate measurement of the bore would lead me to believe that it was an 18 or 24 pounder.

Monday, May 10, 2010

General McKay

 
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General McKay and Capt LaFleur (Flapjack)

 
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This is a photo scene from the video on You Tube for a Topographical Engineer's Event in Wrentem, Mass.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Sketching Screen - Second View

 
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In this view the wire grid can easily be seen.

Sketching Screen

 
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The Sketching screen is used as an assistance tool for sketching from real life. The screen is centered on the area to be sketched, and then the artist looking through the eye piece draws only what he sees in the small rectangles formed by the wire grid. In this way the artist can concentrate on the specific parts of the area of particular interest.

Mortar Barge -- End View

 
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Mortar Barge -- Side View

 
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Many of these Barges were used in the assault on Vicksburg and other river cities during the Civil War.