17th Virginia Infantry Regiment
Company H 
The Old Dominion Rifles
The 17th out and about in Virginia, July 2003
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Looking along the Sunken Road, Sharpsburg |
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Looking along the Sunken Road, Sharpsburg |
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(l to r) Pte. Peter Goldsmith, Capt. Dave Gibson and Pte. Steve Gibson at Sharpsburg |
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Pte. Steve Gibson looking from observation tower at Sharpsburg |
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Two Soskan RV's at Sharpsburg! |
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General Robert E. Lee's Mausoleum at the Lee Chapel in the Washington and Lee University., Lexington |
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Lee's horse - Traveller's grave at Lexington. |
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Pte. Steve Gibson reading the inscription on the Virginia Mourning Her Dead memorial at V.M.I., Lexington. |
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The charge of the cadets at Newmarket; painting in Jackson's Chapel, V.M.I., Lexington. |
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General "Stonewall" Jackson's forage cap |
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Jackson's horse, Little Sorrell in V.M.I. museum, Lexington |
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Jackson's last resting place, Lexington Cemetery. |
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Jackson Family plot and original site of Jackson's burial. |
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An original Virginia State flag, Appomattox. |
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An original Virginian battle flag. |
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Capt. Dave Gibson and ex-sergeant major Steve Gibson in the McLean parlor where Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia. |
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The parlor in the McLean House - showing the original tables that, allegedly, were used to sign the terms. |
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Just visiting the slave house at Appomattox |
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Chilling out at Appomattox. |
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Steve Gibson reading General Order No. 9, Appomattox Tavern |
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Waiting for the tavern to open? |
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Inside Appomattox County Jailhouse. |
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"Let me out". |
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Appomattox Courthouse. |
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Dave & Steve Gibson at the Wilderness. |
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Confederate earthworks in The Wilderness. |
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Fairfield plantation house - where General Jackson died. |
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Painting of the scene of Jackson's arrival at Fairfield. |
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Marker commemorating Jackson at Fairfield. |
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Jackson's death bed. |
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Reconstructed earthworks at Spotsylvania. |
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Painting of the fighting at "Bloody Angle" |
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The view from the Confederate lines at "Bloody Angle", Spotsylvania. |
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The spot where General Jackson is said to have fallen when shot at by his own pickets, Chancellorsville. |
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Reading the inscription on Jackson's Memorial, Chancellorsville. |
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Stood by the original Jackson Monument, Chancellorsville. |
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Generals Lee & Jackson's last meeting. |
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A piece of the jacket Jackson was wearing when he was mortally wounded, at Chancellorsville. |
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A uniform worn at Chancellorsville. |
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Stone marking the burial plot of Jackson's arm. |
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Sunset over Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg. |
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Monument to "The Angel of Marye's Heights", Fredericksburg. |
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The Confederate Statue, Alexandria. |
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Plaque for the above statue. |
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Proclamation of occupation, Alexandria. Held in The Lyceum, Alexandria. |
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Stood outside the Lyceum, Alexandria - the place where The Old Dominion Rifles were formed in December, 1860. |
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Section of The Marshall Flag, held at Fort Ward Museum, just outside Alexandria. |
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Jackson's statue at Manassas. |
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Memorial to General Bee, Manassas. |
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Beauregard's plea for assistance. |
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Pass issued by the occupying forces of Alexandria. |
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The marker at Blackburn's Ford, scene of the 17th Virginia's first engagement. |
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Looking across Blackburn's Ford, scene of the 17th Virginia's first engagement. |
