The photo is of injured Union soldiers left behind by a retreating Union Army ("Thanks guys, see you later.") because the Union Army did not have the capability to transport their wounded after the fighting during the Seven Days Battles (not to be confused with the 1967 Israeli/Palestine war).
Horrific, plain and simple. Very disturbing. As I recall, the term "saw bones" (referring to doctors), came out of the Civil War.
Beyond horrific.
Horrific indeed! How depressing! "Thanks for joining the military. Oh, you got injured? Too bad for you! We gotta go. Best of luck!" Grrr.
ReplyDeleteWhat's less horrific is the trend I'm noticing in your posts. It seems that there is strong correlation between heading westward and the frequency of your posts! I like when you cycle westward, friend.