When Johnnie Comes Marching Home.... by kjer_99
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The American Civil Ware was the bloodiest war ever fought on American soil. More soldiers were killed by disease than by shot and shell. Part of the reason so many were casualties was due to the introduction of more modern and effective weapons but the generals of both sides tended to still use the older tactics of previous wars that were fought with muskets. These required files three deep; one row standing, the middle row kneeling, and the front row on their stomachs. The weapons weren't all that accurate so the entire file in firing position sent a volly of bullets at the enemy. Each file rotated to the rear to reload, while the middle row got into firing position, and the formerly rear file moved to the ready position in the middle. This way, the files could keep up a steady fire for some time. Cavalry and massed charges on foot were the accepted tactics of battle. However, in the Civil War, a mass charge into entrenched enemy positions did not work. Gatlin guns could mow down tens of men at a time. Then there was the grape shoot--a shell full of metal marbles--that could be fired very accurately into a charging mass of men. For some reason, the generals never seemed to get it that they needed to do things differently and so they needlessly squandered thousands and thousands of men.
Sterilization was not a medical concept at the time, so the same tools would be used over and over to sever mangled arms and legs. If the shock of amputation didn't kill the wounded outright, the lack of sterilization all too often did. More soldiers died from diarrhea than from bullets.
Yet there were some who served through all four years and many battles of that war, who managed to return home to their families relatively intact. Here we see a sargent of the 8th Wisconsin embracing his wife for the first time in over three years.
Originally, I wanted a string of children rushing toward the couple, but since my Poser program is not working, I had to leave it as it is.
Thanks for looking. And thanks for all those past comments on my other works.
Jeremy
CREDIT:
Bryce 6.1, Poser 6.0, PostShopPro 5.0.
Male: DAZ's M3 with "Old Man" skin mat; clothing is "8th Wisconsin" for M3 (Poser World).
Female: DAZ's V3 with clothing also by Poser World.)
barn, cabin, fences, and hitching post: Transpond's Log Cabin KIt.
granary: Made by me, using Transpond's Log Cabin Kit.
oak trees in foreground: a Net freebie by Skippy, but retextured by me to look like pin oaks.
yellow-leafed oak: one of Modalz's Old Wood trees with textures by Judith Ward.
background forest: RDNA WildWood Vol 1 - Autumn Maples by Traveler.
grain field: RDNA Fields - Volumetric Field Figures by Traveler.
terrains: by me using Jonathan Allen's texture.
cattle: models and textures by Debra Ross at Vista Internet.
Chickens: modeled and textured and "redi-posed" by Lyne Masamitsu (Vista Internet Products).
horses: P4 horses, using textures by MoonRose.
Comments (25)
mininessie
very touching image Jeremy!!!
Ravyns
Excellent Scene Jeremy!!!
3x3
lovely scene and romantic mood x
waldodessa
Jeremy, this is a top work!
Gisela Online Now!
Excellent story and render!
chabot
wonderful work! the cruel civilwar was the preview for the WWI.
dough3219
Very touching scene and story as well , nicely done
shadownet
This is a very poignant scene. I think your background info really helps drive home just how tragic that war (as are all wars) was.
fochs
Looks AWESOME sir! i love the painting look to it.
hipps13
wonderful work warm hugs, Linda
NefariousDrO
This is a fitting tribute to a very fortunate soldier who did make it home. I majored in U.S. history in college, that the civil war class gave me nightmares for years!
Eldeago
Very nice, a dramatic image indeed.
geirla
Hell of a lot of muskets still used in the Civil War, but, yeah by Cold Harbor and Petersburg, it was looking a lot more like WW I (without the tanks and airplanes and poison gas, but you get the idea). History major too, but more European than US... Anyway, nice image and words. Have you tried DAZ instead of poser for the figures?
Spacer_01
Wonderful render for telling a part history. You've really done a swell job in the posing, and creating that heartfelt atmosphere of returning home. In a way by fluke, I think having the couple holding in eachother's arms, puts the focus on them, has a timeless feel to it, with the couple allowing to be from any age. This image remindeds of Sarah Brightman's song "The Journey Home". That log house and grainery looks really good, like a nice country farm yard you'd expect to see in those days. I think Daz Studio 1.8 or 2.3 had a tie-in "hot" button to Bryce in the top right corner. As geirla noted, it might be worth a shot to try Daz Studio, pre-pose the figures, and import into Bryce. And you can point Studio to your poser runtime folder / folders. Its too bad Poser isn't behaving for you very well.
debbielove
Excellent picture and fabulous text... Well done, my friend. Rob.
glaseye
A touching image indeed.... The running dog is a very nice touch
frogdot
Fantastic scenemaking. That scenario never changes over the years.
Issemissen
Wonderful romantic scene, when you look at it. Then I read the text and saw the background to the image. Sometimes it is good to get a reminder of what has passed in history. Still going on in some places in the world.
FrenchKiss
What a beautiful and sentimental image!
emmecielle
Excellent scene! :)
Steeleyes101
Man this is a Winner!!!!!! I love historic art and youre at the top of my list with this one Bravo and hats off to ya
louly
Touching scene :) Nice composition and I like the chickens :)
mermaid
so Touching Jeremy and such a wonderful render!
pixeluna
This is a very touching image. It reminds me of an antique postcard that I've seen many years ago. Superbly done!
ontar1
Impressive scene, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!