GDG- Shead's Woods and the "Harvest of Death" photograph

[joanna/leo]

From: "Charles T. Joyce" <CTJoyce at spearwilderman.com>
Subject: Re: GDG- Shead's Woods and the "Harvest of Death" photograph


> Note how the woods currently are considerably closer to the cut than
> they were according to Bachelder in 1864 (similar to the photograph,
> IMHO).

That's partly because the cut was modified (enlarged?) as a consequence of 
the notorious three-way land exchange between the RR, the college, and the 
park.  At least one Conf. artillery position was removed.
Leo McGuire