Virginia Civil War Memorial at Gettysburg

Taken from the model page:

"The State of Virginia's Civil War Memorial To her Sons at Gettysburg. General Robert E Lee with horse atop a stone plynth with Virginia's Sons below leading the way to battle.

http://www.civilwarhome.com/gettysburgvamemorial.htm "


Model by poesyboy. See it in Google Earth here.

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Evangelical Reformed Church

From Frederick County Tourism's Website:

"This 1848 Greek Revival church was built when the congregation outgrew the older stone chapel across the street. The pews still display the numbered brass plates from when the church was supported with “pew rents.” Civil War heroine Barbara Fritchie was an active member of this church, and General Stonewall Jackson worshipped here in 1862, prior to the Battle of Antietam."

Model by drobbins of 3D Services. See the model in Google Earth here.

The Worthington House

Constructed ca. 1851 by Griffin Taylor, a wealthy Frederick County agriculturist, the Worthington House is typical of the farmhouses favored by substantial farmers in Frederick County. Originally known as "Clifton Farm," the house and surrounding 300 acres adjacent to the Monocacy River were sold to John T. Worthington in 1862. Renaming his new property "Riverside Drive and Farm," John Worthington enjoyed success in farming until his death in 1905. The farm remained in the Worthington family until 1953. During the Battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864, Confederate troops crossed the Monocacy River onto the Worthington Farm. From the farm fields, the Confederates initiated three advances toward the Union line positioned at the neighboring Thomas Farm.




Photo copyright Allen Mesch of civil-war-journeys.org

This house is located on the National Park Services Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, MD. The model was created by Darian Robbins of 3D Services. See the model in Google Earth here

South Carolina State Capitol

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_State_House

"The South Carolina State House is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The building houses the South Carolina General Assembly and the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. It is located in the capital city of Columbia near the corner of Gervais and Assembly Streets.

The South Carolina State House was first designed by Vienna-born architect John Niernsee. Construction began in 1851, but the original architect was dismissed for fraud and dereliction of duty.[3] Soon thereafter, the structure was largely dismantled because of defective materials and workmanship. Work on the Niernsee redesigned structure began in 1855, slowed during the Civil War, and was suspended in 1865 as Sherman's Union Army entered Columbia on February 17. Although several public buildings were "put to the torch" when United States troops entered the city, the capitol building was not.

Example of one of the six bronze stars, marking the spots hit by Sherman's cannons.
The structure was damaged by artillery and smoke from the burning of adjacent structures. Building work was finally completed in 1907.

The building's grounds are home to several monuments. On the north side is a monument to South Carolina's Confederate dead, a monument that includes a flagpole flying a traditional version of the Confederate battle flag. The monument was established following a controversy which arose during the 2000 U.S. presidential campaign about the Confederate flag flying over the dome of the State House.[7] The flag, originally placed over the dome in 1962,[8], was moved to its present location on July 1, 2000..

The grounds are also home to a monument dedicated to the contributions and history of African-Americans, as well as one on the southwest of the South Portico that is dedicated to fallen South Carolina law enforcement officers. The grounds also feature statues of Senators Strom Thurmond and Benjamin Tillman."

The Model was created by: Paul Medley. See it in Google Earth here.

Scourage of War- Gettysburg, 3D Civil War Game

No, this post is not about Google Earth Civil War models, but it was too cool not to post this!

A gaming company called Norb Software has just released a game called "Scourage of War: Gettyburg." It is a 3D battle simulation of the Battle of Gettysburg for your PC. You can download a demo of teh game and purchase an activation code. Im about to play the demo, I will give a review in a minute. If you want to check it out yourself go here:

http://www.norbsoftware.com/Portal/

Tredegar Iron Works

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tredegar_Iron_Works

By 1860, the Tredegar Iron Works was the largest of its kind in the South, a fact that played a significant role in the decision to relocate the capital of the Confederacy from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond in May 1961.[10]Tredegar supplied high-quality munitions to the South during the war. The company also manufactured railroad steam locomotives in the same period.
Tredegar Iron Works made the iron plating for the first Confederate ironclad warship, the CSS Virginia which fought in the historic Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862. Tredegar is also credited with the production of approximately 1,100 artillery pieces during the war which was about half of the South's total domestic production of artillery between the war years of 1861-1865.

Tredegar also produced a giant rail-mounted siege cannon during the conflict. As the war continued with more and more men conscripted into the Confederate armies, Tredegar experienced a lack of skilled laborers. Scarce supplies of metal also hurt the company's manufacturing abilities during the war and as the conflict progressed it was noticed that Tredegar's products were beginning to lose quality as well as quantity. In the summer of 1861, after the beginning of the Civil War, the initial quantity of metal was so scarce that the iron works failed to produce a single piece of artillery for an entire month.

Model produced by drobbins of 3D Services. See it in Google Earth here.

The Alabama State Capitol

From wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_State_Capitol


"The Alabama State Capitol, also known as First Confederate Capitol, is located on Goat Hill in Montgomery, Alabama. The structure was built in 1851. The building also served as the Capitol of the Confederacy in 1861, and a commemorative brass marker in the shape of a six-pointed star is set at the precise location (on the top step, to the right of the door, between the middle columns) where Jefferson Davis stood on February 18, 1861, to take his oath of office as first (and only) President of the Confederate States of America."






The model was created by the Google 3D Warehouse. You can see the model in Google Earth here.