Cockfighting at General Orlando B. Wilcox's Headquarters Before Petersburg

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"or watching the cmameraman's intent" 

Hey Tim,
sp on "cameraman's".

I think this would work better without the pic, but it is an interesting photo.

I guess cockfighting could relieve some of the stress during the longest siege of the civil war, and right before Lee surrendered.

Maybe you could work in some of your thoughts related to that siege... ?

Just wonderin',
Mark

I looked at 100s of these Civil War photos over the years but something about this one made me want to reproduce it in words.  Wasn’t thinking about revising because it’s an artifact itself.  But your suggestion got me to thinking.  For example, I’d think they would have seen enough blood and death not to entertain themselves this way.  

Thanks for the read and the impetus.

Tim

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River:

Yes, it’s a pretty lame ekphrastic poem.  I think I was just fascinated by the faces.  Posting it, I was hoping they would complement each other and folks would enjoy the far superior photo a little more by comparing them.  

Duke:

Astute observation.  Pretty sure that is OBW himself.

Thanks to both for the read/look.