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| 'The Hornet's Nest' - from my own depiction of the battle of Shiloh April 6 1862. |
I've recently discovered a whole series of videos of animated narratives of American Civil War battles. The technique is simple, units shown are rectangles representing regiments moving around on a map. The view zooms in on local actions, and zooms out for more general overviews. The spoken narrative is delivered in something of a monotone, but is easy to understand as one follows the action.
Here's the Battle of Shiloh - it goes for 95 minutes. I think there is a shorter 'Day 1' (April 6 1862) video as well. Highly recommended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP-taTxJTMQ
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| Major-General Montgomery J. Klaxon, CSA |
Ion, it has been a while since I last saw one of your caricatures. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI might be forced to do some more, Jonathan. I've returned to the Little Great War - some caricatured characters might be emerging there, as the Hyrcanian Front (Izumrud-Zeleniya vs Turcowaz) opens up.
DeleteCheers,
Ion
Beautiful work Ion!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Maudlin Jack! I should practise more...
DeleteSplendid caricature, Ion! Thanks for the video recommendation as well—those regimental block-map animations are fantastic for visualizing troop movements and getting a clear operational overview.
ReplyDeleteAll the best, Andy
Andrew -
DeleteThere's quite a lot of those videos. I've seen Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and parts of Bell Hood's campaign in Tennessee.
'So, now I'm marching southward,
My heart is full of woe;
I'm going back to Georgia,
to see my Uncle Joe.
You may talk about your Beauregard,
And sing of General Lee;
But the gallant Hood of Texas
Played Hell in Tennessee!'
- sung to the tune of 'Yellow Rose of Texas'.
Cheers,
Ion
Haha, superb verse, Ion! Hood’s Tennessee campaign certainly makes for a dramatic narrative. I’ll definitely be looking up the rest of those series—thanks for pointing them out!
DeleteAll the best, Andy
Great cartoon, Sir! 😁
ReplyDeleteThanks, Martin. I'm hoping that the influence of a certain Ronald Searle might be in evidence...
DeleteLove the sketches Ion.
ReplyDeleteNeil
They are getting there, I think. I have a couple I don't think I've yet published here...
DeleteCheers,
Ion
I found HistoryGoneWilder my last year working. I enjoyed listening to his narrative as I drove my route. I agree with the other commenter's about your artwork. I especially like your picture of the Hornet's Nest. Reminds me of David Greensleeve's illustrations of Civil War battles.
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DeleteI think you might be thinking of David Greenspan. I'm not familiar with the name, but I think I have seen some of his work in some ACW publication or other. My Shiloh effort was in imitation of Robert W. Nicholson's paintings for each of the 3 days of Gettysburg for 'National Geographic', July 1963 issue. I quite liked the style. My whole painting tries to show in one picture how the action developed throughout 6 April. I never did do the 7 April battle.
Cheers,
Ion