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One night during those crazy November storms we had an indoor waterfall along our wall of windows in our house. It's being repaired and my living room is in disarray. I'm just happy there won't be a thin layer of white dust over everything I own.
It turns out we haven't left Rundāle Palace in Latvia, after all.
I came across a trove of photos I took in the palace basement on the way out of the complex.
It's essentially Rundāle Palace's historical society, full of cases of artifacts, photos of the palace when the interior decoration was in a state of great disarray, and many paragraphs of text that explain numerous aspects of the interior.
With California in disarray, one must be crazy to want to be the next governor which is why I chose this "Mad Men" like angle of Jerry Brown, the likely Democratic candidate. Whoever is elected will inherit an out of control deficit, electorate that wants every service possible without paying for taxes and a super-polarized Legislature willing to sink the state instead of compromising on core partisan issues (cutting spending and raising taxes).
Standing around figuring out what to do next. The shop was in a state of wonderful disarray by this time.
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leaving
behind
my sheaf
of poems
in disarray
she came
to my life
in April
slaughtered
my soul
in May
love
sweet decay
it is women
that break
poets hearts
walk away
to my poetic pain
my dismay
accursed day
of my life
a game she
enjoyed
to play
gilded beauty
feet made of clay
searching for a
needle of hope
in a stack full of hay
The most incredible package arrived today, including
3 bars of chocolate (some of the best chocolate I've ever tasted)
3 distinctly awesome pieces of fabric
2 kitchen towels with pieced fabric
1 nice length of trim that looks like a measuring tape
hello kitty tissues (already swiped by my daugher)
a small green writing pad
6 cat in the hat pins
halloween stickers!
Hemp lip balm (winter is coming!!)
A grandma's square crocheted item!
I love everything and am having a much better day now that this has arrived!
Bad Landlords of the U.S.A. and Bad Landlords from Hell. Part 1.
December of 2007
WEB BROADCAST SERVICES
CHANNEL 14 NEWS
Allegations of Abuse Caught on Film
New developments have taken place at Executive Square House reportedly involving the same property manager, Odis Coleman.
Executive Square House was a major topic in a prior news report titled "Fires Rage in Hartford Connecticut" where a near disaster took place involving the reckless endangerment of 240 elderly and disabled tenants.
Tenants of Executive Square House filed complaints with authorities in 2005 regarding the reported fire hazards. Tenants took photographs of the actual hazards as proof of the reckless endangerment allegations.
The same property manager, Odis Coleman, using a supposed " inspection clause" of the tenants lease, is the subject of a new rash of complaints involving tenants and their relatives. The complaints graphically outline random unannounced forced entries of tenant’s apartments, searching closets, cabinets, bedrooms and bathrooms. Reportedly the property manager then proceeds to take pictures of tenant’s bathrooms and bedrooms in disarray as though they are in violation of some code when of course, they are not. The complaints also outline other unusual behavior as well as taking pictures of tenants with next to no clothes on, ramming tenants bare feet and limbs with doors upon forced entry and making swift hand arm gestures to see if the tenant will flinch or swing at him.
Video footage taken by a victimized tenant who has asked the sound track be muted and had previously been victimized shows the alleged property manager in their home after a forced entry, going from room to room in their home taking photographs of their belongings, bedrooms and bathrooms.
Reportedly the property manager Odis Coleman, has openly chosen to engage in open intimidation and retaliation against tenants entrusted to his care, and specifically targets those who he believes has filed complaints against him.
Executive Square House is subsidized low income housing for the elderly and chronicle disabled located in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
FIRES RAGE IN HARTFORD CONNECTICUT
THE CONTINUING SAGA OF BAD LANDLORDS
Hartford, Connecticut 2007
WEB BROADCAST SERVICES
CHANNEL 14 NEWS
Hartford Connecticut has had to respond to too many high-profile fires in its history.
Most notable is the 1944 circus fire that killed 168 and chronically disabled 373 more. Most were children.
Hartford Connecticut has also had to respond to too many high-profile fires involving the elderly.
The first is The Niles Street Convalescent Hospital Fire of December 24, 1945 which left 21 dead. The second is The Hartford Hospital Fire of December 8, 1961, which left 16 dead. This fire was the result of a flash fire in a trash chute.
The third is The Greenwood Health Center Fire, Hartford Connecticut, February 26, 2003, which left 16 dead.
Arson was supposedly to blame . This fire is the most famous, now known worldwide.
Among those killed was a 17 year old boy who had been in a coma; 23 more are now permanently disabled by high intensity burns and the inhalation of smoke and toxic fumes of burning plastics.
December 24 of 2006 marks the anniversary of Executive Square House, of Wethersfield Connecticut, a town adjacent to Hartford. Executive Square is where a near disaster took place involving an industrial sized waste container filed with flammable and highly flammable construction waste.
Fire Hazards Caught On Film.
Located behind Executive Square House, a 12 story apartment building that houses the elderly and disabled.
All flammable articles or highly flammable articles, the debris in the 30 ft long industrial container are located directly underneath tenants living and bedroom areas.
The property manager of Executive Square House responsible for the reckless endangerment of 240 elderly tenants, identified as Odis Coleman, is pictured.
Executive Square House is housing for the elderly and disabled, most are with income at the poverty level or below.
The reported reason the 22 ton industrial waste container filled with flammable construction waste was placed directly under tenants living and sleeping areas was to save money on construction costs.
Workers simply dragged waste through living rooms and threw it out windows, rather than having to walk to a container away from the building.
Fire Simulation images provide a graphic frame by frame, detailed list of events that show why things would so quickly lead to another Greenwood style death by smoke and flames disaster.
Unusually strong inward drafts in the building are created by hot air rising and the elevator bays present within the 12 story apartment structure, especially in the middle of winter.
With open windows, broken windows, open doors, open air conditioning sleeves mounted in the side of each apartment, if the container were to catch fire in the middle of the night, smoke and toxic fumes would be drawn into tenants sleeping areas quickly.
Many would perish as living and sleeping areas would be instantly flooded with dense toxic smoke, the same events that led to the 16 deaths at Greenwood Health Center and 16 more deaths at the Hartford Hospital fire. Smoke detectors give a degree of warning, but many have died in past fires nonetheless.
“Smoke was everywhere. An entire bedroom burst into flames. The roar and the flames were like a blast furnace. The screams, the screams, there were people on fire, some still in their beds. There were people on fire. I will never forget the sounds they made.” –E.M.T. Official, Greenwood Health Center.
Smoke produced from burning cardboard and treated wood contain many toxic gases. It is not only smoke. PVC pipe, present in the debris emits heated hydrogen chloride gas when burned. And there is polyurethane in the container from old couches and furniture.
With an ignition source, polyurethane catches fire and acts as its own accelerant, turning to a liquid, then giving off hydrogen cyanide and cyanide gas in the process.
That the container can catch fire from a greasy rag in the middle of the night was brought to the attention of many in authority, and ignored.
Greasy rags and other simple wastes are famous for spontaneous combustion, becoming self-igniting waste. The industrial container shown here contains not hundreds, but thousands of pounds of flammable debris. Industrial waste measuring in the tons that resided day after day, week after week, directly next to and underneath tenants living rooms and bedrooms.
Greenwood Health Center had many fire retardant materials in use. The Center also had 12 nurses and aides on duty at the time of the fire, and they had numerous smoke detectors. Yet 10 died from smoke inhalation, 6 more died in the weeks to come. In the Hartford Hospital Fire of 1961, the cause of the fire was flammable waste in a garbage chute, which in turn resulted in a flash fire. Sixteen died in that blaze.
Thirty days prior to the blaze at Greenwood Center, the premises had undergone a thorough fire inspection by officials and found to be in compliance with fire codes.
As a matter of public record, the hazard of the container was reported to officials yet nothing was done. The property manager responsible for the placement of the container was also told by tenants to move the container a safe distance away from sleeping areas, yet the property manager reportedly refused.
The disaster at Greenwood was covered by the Hartford Courant city newspaper in one edition. The disasters at Greenwood and The Hartford Hospital and other fire disasters involving the elderly were covered by The USA TODAY nationwide newspaper in numerous editions
Concerned neighbors and tenants trying to protect their own home, and others very concerned for the safety and welfare of their parents have assembled with symbols and leaflets of protest in Connecticut. Pictured are some of the designs in protest of the near disaster that could have killed 240 persons at The Executive Square House Disaster.
Photograph of the disarray in a stack area after the fire. Note the standing water and the damaged windows. National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
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In 1973, a fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, destroyed millions of military personnel records. To mark the 50th anniversary, the National Archives created the most comprehensive online collection to date of records, photos from the scene, and academic and agency texts about the event and its aftermath.
Learn more: www.archives.gov/news/topics/2023-nprc-fire-anniversary
Palm fronds in a short plant near my home, this one on Pinchot Street in the Phoenix Homesteads. This shot was taken in January and I am enjoying re-visiting images saved to storage and re-discovered.
and the people on subways and trains, looking gray in the rain as they stand disarrayed, all the people look well in the dark
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Wonder Park, the model new animated journey from Paramount Pictures heads to cinemas subsequent month, and a pair of new clips have simply landed from the film.
YouTube stars Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg function as vocal expertise in the scenes which contain a haywire rollercoaster and a stolen backpack.
The film options the voices of stars together with Mila Kunis, Jennifer Garner, Matthew Broderick, John Oliver, Ken Jeong, Keenan Thompson, Ken Hudson Campbell and Norbert Leo Butz, with an entire host of others.
The voice of June will likely be performed by 15-year-old Brianna Denski. The voice of the youthful June comes from Sofia Mali.
Wonder Park hits theatres throughout the UK on eighth April, 2019.
Wonder Park tells the story of an impressive amusement park the place the creativeness of a wildly inventive woman named June comes alive.
One magical day, June is operating by way of the woods to seek out her approach residence the place she discovers an previous rollercoaster automotive and climbs inside. She abruptly finds herself in Wonderland, an amusement park she had created in her thoughts and put apart.
All of her rides and characters are delivered to life however are falling into disarray with out her. Now, with the assistance of her enjoyable and lovable park characters, June must put the marvel again in Wonderland earlier than it’s misplaced endlessly.
Brit legend and former Doctor Who Tom Baker additionally lends his unmistakable voice to the film.
Check out the clip for the movie beneath;
En route home from work I noticed this old man inhaling a long draw on his ciggie as he traveled in the bed of a pickup; the wind is whipping his hair into crazy disarray.
=] Explored!
Replica of my hair and state of mind during The Painting Project.
Flickr friends....I cannot tell you in enough detail what a complete disarray the house is in at this Very Moment; I need to shut my eyes as I go from room to room and look for that tiny speck of space that is clean and orderly.
Hubby does not seem to have the same anguish that I have....I suspect it's a male/female difference....
Enjoy the week my friends, and Many Thanks for stopping by!!!
Walked into Flutter with Jami Cakes and Zoey...OMG..I LOVE it..it's fantastic with all the array of items they have and the cat...poses for pix...
Via Flutter Website: Flutter opened its doors in 2006 and is located on Mississippi Avenue in North Portland. Flutter, true to its tagline, is a delightful disarray of found objects and clutter. With its peacock blue walls, sparkling chandeliers and charming displays, this elegant shop combines classic, vintage and one-of-a kind items from around the world. Specializing in pieces carefully chosen for their elegance, charm and beauty, you’ll find classic vintage furniture, vintage clothing and sweetly packaged gifts including perfumes, candles, paper goods, jewelry and vintage inspired toys.
Owners Cristin Hinesley and Sara Kolp worked at Flutter from the very beginning, and bought the place in 2013. They look forward to sharing their ideas and local discoveries with fans of Flutter. The big gray shop kitty King is a great distraction: he loves to get brushed and photographed.
3948 N Mississippi Ave, North Portland, Oregon (May 9, 2014)
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I discovered this location while driving to the franco-cypriot school in Nicosia, Cyprus. These are governmental buildings next to the police academy. The complex is to be destroyed in the near future. I was interested in catching the effects of time on official government owned buildings.
Antibes (Provençal Occitan: Antíbol in classical norm or Antibo in Mistralian norm) is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. Integrated to Antibes Juan-les-Pins, the technological park of Sophia-Antipolis is located north east of the city.
Antibes is a leisure-industry town also called Antibes-Juan-les-Pins. The Juan-les-Pins part is the area that many tourists flock to as this is where the beaches and the nightlife can be found.
Due to its naturally protected port, the town of Antibes has long been an important trading centre. Many different people ruled over Antibes until France finally took control.
As the Greek Empire fell into decline, it began incorporating the small towns into its empire. In 43 BC, Antibes (or Antipolis, as it was then called) was officially annexed by Rome and remained so for the next 500 years. The Romans turned Antipolis into the biggest town in the region and a main entry point into Gaul. Roman artefacts such as aqueducts, fortified walls and amphora can still be seen today.
When the Roman Empire fell apart in 476, various barbarian tribes took their turn at Antibes. The main result was destruction and a long period of instability. In the 10th century, Antibes found a protector in Seigneur Rodoart, who built extensive fortified walls around the town and a castle in which to live. For the next 200 years, the town experienced a period of renewal.
Antibes’ prosperity was short-lived, as the whole region fell into disarray for several centuries. The inhabitants of Antibes stayed behind their strong city walls as a succession of wars and epidemics ravaged the countryside. By the end of the 15th century, the entire region had fallen under the protection and control of Louis XI, the king of France. Things returned to a state of relative stability, but the small port of Antibes fell into obscurity.
The area around Antibes finally emerged from its long slumber around the middle of the 19th century, as wealthy people from around Europe discovered the beauty of the place and built luxurious homes here.
In 1926, the old castle of Antibes was bought by the local municipality and restored for use as a museum. Pablo Picasso came to town in 1946 and was invited to stay in the castle. He stayed for six months, painting and drawing many pieces of art as well as crafting ceramics and tapestries. When he departed, he left all his works here, and the castle officially became the Picasso Museum.
Today sport is important and the town hosts the National Training Centre for basketball. On 25 May 1999, the town was the first in the department to sign the State Charter of the Environment, planning projects to conserve the environment and respect the quality of life. 25% of inhabitants are under 25 years of age.
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There's so much going on right now that I haven't had time to set up any real shoots. And, it's been cold and my basement is in a state of disarray so I can't shoot there.... but... I should be getting keys to a joint studio space any day now!
Lighting: Genesis 200 in 40" Relfective Umbrella camera left. Flagged to reduce the light in my camera-left side, 40" silver reflector held below frame and large white board camera right about 5 ft away for a little bit of fill.
disarray.
by Steven Ross Smith.
Winnipeg, Turnsone Press, 2oo5. ISBN o-888o1-3o7-8. 2nd state with Saskatchewan Book Award sticker obstructing part of the cover.
5-7/16 x 8-1/2, 56 sheets white bond perfectbound in matte PVC white card wrappers, all except inside covers & 3 pp (ii, viii, 2) printed black offset withy 3-colouyr process addition to covers.
cover by "Doowah Design"
includes:
i) fluttertongue 3 (prose in 2 parts; part 2, disarray, is in 112 numbered parts, of which 7o are present & include references to bpNichol in parts
––1. for Fred Wah (p.4)
––5. "Windstorm. Screen rips apart. Useless language" (p.6; with reference to bp & Ellie Nichol's th'read)
––15. "for bp" (pp.9-1o)
––27. for R.K. (pp.16-17; with reference to Nichol's Inchoate Road)
––42. "last night. The poetry was okay but there was" (p.28; dedicated "for bp")
––58. "K, I" (dedicated "for Mauricio Kagel, & You too Nicky" (the latter a title by Nichol but it may also refer to Nicky Drumbolis))
––65. Diptych (pp.46-48; in 2 parts "For bpNichol":
––––a. "I unstring words in furrows, go unretentive in" (with quotes by Nichol from
––––––1. "chaos rumoured" (lines 15-16)
––––––2. day one
––––––3. Scraptures: 17th Sequence (line 15))
––67b. "Ear is a tiny candle, open for grand design," (pp.47-48; passing reference to Nichol))
––73. Still Life (pp.53-54; passing reference to Nichol))
ii) Notes on sources, quotations and allusions (pp.97-1o4; prose referencing all the above & with a quote by Nichol from Hour 24, lines 75-78)
With the timetable by now in disarray, and so too the weather, 43106 has just arrived at Carrog with the 2:25 from Llangollen due in Carrog at 2:57 - it was in fact 3:57!
Bad seasons and hard times were advanced as the major reasons for the delay in erecting a permanent Quorn Institute before 1885. But with the prospect of a good season in 1884, a design was prepared by Thomas Burgoyne, architect, first Dispatch editor and South Australian Member of Parliament, “for a handsome and commodious building” to be erected at a cost of £3,000.
Meanwhile, plans were thrown into disarray when the State Government of the day announced that it would no longer subsidise country institutes. As a consequence, a memorial was drawn up and presented to the government with the result that the threatened action was averted.
However, by this time circumstances in Quorn and its surrounding districts had changed. The season which began so promisingly had taken a turn for the worse with the result that the Institute Committee decided they could no longer justify the large expense in erecting the original design. Yet rather than defer the project altogether the decision was taken to modify the design and erect a building. Tenders were called and that of constructor D. Swan was accepted for £536.
The memorial stone for the Quorn Institute was laid by Mrs W.C. Barton, mayoress, on 14 October 1885.
The work of erecting part of the future Quorn Institute has been commenced … on the back part of the allotment in a straight line, to allow the large hall [Town Hall 1891] and offices to come in front. [South Australian Weekly Chronicle 3-10-1885]
HOLIDAY AT QUORN
Quorn, October 14
The foundation stone of the new Institute was laid by Mrs Barton, Mayoress, about 10 o'clock. The members of the Friendly Societies and a large number of townspeople witnessed the proceedings. Speeches were made by the Mayor (Mr W C Barton), Mr A B Moncrieff, and others. The day is being observed as a close holiday.
[Ref: Evening Journal 14-10-1885]
The Institute was built at the back of the block with a frontage to Seventh Street, the remaining Railway Terrace frontage being left for future building operations.
The Institute is of Quorn stone with cement facings and an iron roof.
The Port Augusta Dispatch noted – The frontage is 23 feet and the depth 60 feet: walls are to be 16 feet high and the distance from floor to ceiling in all rooms will be 15 ft.
The street entrance is through a little porch on the north side of the building with a door into the front room which is to serve as a library and reading room. Behind is the Secretary’s room, backed by a chess and draught room, with larger apartments, intended for “lodge” use, at the rear.
Lighting is provided by two large demilune headed windows in the front and three square topped ones in the northern walls.
However, by 1890 the community was beginning to feel prosperous enough to erect a town hall.
The Council, after a good deal of negotiation, was able to gain the consent of the Minister of Education and have the Institute property transferred to ratepayers so that the original design fronting on to Railway Terrace could be completed. The title was transferred to the Quorn Corporation on 19 November 1890 and tenders were called with the contract being awarded to Messrs Moran Bros of Port Augusta for approximately £900. The architect was F W Dancker of Adelaide.
This building houses Council Archives (formerly Institute Library Reading Room) and [Town Hall] Supper Room (formerly offices of the Corporation of Quorn.)
Ref: Flinders Ranges Heritage Survey
Siracusa 2007MYSELF - this is the mirror of my image. I would always look like this: a little man, a little child. differently from others, from color to color thoughts and above events. Disarray but with logic, a reliable impostor ... or just a curious person ... MYSELF - questo è lo specchio della mia immagine. vorrei apparire sempre così: un pò uomo, un pò fanciullo. diverso dagli altri, dal colorito ai pensieri colorati e al di sopra degli eventi. Scompigliato ma con logica, un affidabile impostore...o semplicemente una persona che incuriosisce...
Services across all lines were suspended just before 8am due to a communications fault at the Old Trafford control. An intermittent service was resumed on all lines around an hour later.
At around 1545 after another problem in the Cornbrook area and services in total disarray the decision was taken to suspend all services.
Car 3081 rolls into East Didsbury displaying "Not in Service". Fortunately it left 10 minutes later on a service to Rochdale.
March 24,
"In response to the threat of war, the king of Lenfald has declared that we fortify our borders in preparation for the storm. Every day the Loreesi grow nearer to our forests as they continue their aggressive expansion. During my own journey, I noticed several Lenfeld workers erecting great towers near the riverbanks. I have no doubt these will be of great use in the times to come, however, without a strong camp to rally and stage counterattacks from, I fear we will be left in total disarray. For this reason, I am aiding in the construction of a military encampment built near the Aines river. They call it Ainherlaf, meaning River-War. Though I hope it will not come to this, if war should come to Lenfald, this camp will be a bastion against any assailing force."
World's Most Famous Harvard MBA:
George W. Bush
April 1, 2007
Salon.com: The Dunce
Bush's former Harvard Business School professor recalls George W. Bush not just as a terrible student but as spoiled, loutish and a pathological liar.
LA Times: President Wanted, MBA Not Required
GEORGE W. BUSH is the first president with an MBA (from Harvard Business School, no less), but it's not clear that being a master of business administration has made him a better chief executive. The disarray in Iraq, the debacle after Hurricane Katrina � these aren't exactly the kinds of triumphs that the alumni office likes to boast about.
BusinessWeek: Bush in Iraq: A B-School Case Study
It's a conversation heard more and more around the halls of Harvard Business School these days: One of President George W. Bush's unique qualifications for office was his Harvard MBA. Yet the mess in postwar Iraq has revealed a lack of the careful planning that Harvard teaches its elite clientele.
Kind of makes you think twice about what having an MBA from Harvard really means.
Doesn't it?
An apparent fire near the Armitage Brown Line CTA stop caused major disruption for northbound Red Line riders this evening.
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Near North, Chicago, Illinois.
North & Clybourn CTA Red Line stop.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012.
On the left Achilles, leaning on his spear and in some disarray is consulting Pythia, the oracle: to reach Troy he must be guided by Telephus.
On the right, Achilles is in the palace of Telephus and tries to polish the tip of the spear with a knife so that he can clean the wound of the rust. Telephus sits on a stool, but doesn't look too bad for a man who has just been stabbed, but then he was the son of Heracles so he couldn't really play the whimp.
The relief was produced by an Athenian workshop and was originally painted.
It turns out we haven't left Rundāle Palace in Latvia, after all.
I came across a trove of photos I took in the palace basement on the way out of the complex.
It's essentially Rundāle Palace's historical society, full of cases of artifacts, photos of the palace when the interior decoration was in a state of great disarray, and many paragraphs of text that explain numerous aspects of the interior.
As I mentioned with the last photo, a significant amount of our time was spent on the boat. Dad didn't join me on all of my excursions and spent more of his time on the boat, often fixing things.
You will notice in this photo that the cushions are in disarray. Dad had to figure out why the sump pump wasn't working. That had to be fixed. The day before I arrived, the handle on the freezer had broken and had to be repaired. The boat was plugged in to power at the marina dock, but for a fee, so power had to be conserved as much as possible. There were also some rolling blackouts early in the week, but no further issues with the power after Wednesday.
Also during my visit, the water pump stopped working. Dad investigated and found that the ground wire connection had to be cleaned. The sump pump had a problem a second time, but dad did figure it out and fixed it again. The potable water needed to be conserved as much as we could, and eventually mom and dad refilled the tanks. Dad was concerned about the sewage tank getting full and scheduled a pump out. The engine oil needed to be changed in preparation for the rest of the sail north. The inflatable dinghy needed to be deflated and stored in preparation as well. Twice a day, mom ran extra power to recharge the refrigerator and freezer and keep both cold. The marina had free wifi, but it wasn't a fast connection, and it expired every three days.
We kept the cabin hatches (windows) open for ventilation and cooling as much as possible, but we had to be mindful of closing them if we left the boat, and we closed them all in a hurry if we felt a passing rain coming on, which happened several times!
There is always something to check or repair or maintain on a sailboat!
CWPT has saved more than 125 acres of the First Deep Bottom battlefield in Henrico County, Virginia.
The First Deep Bottom Campaign at the end of July 1864 was a Union offensive north of the James River to complement the explosion of the Crater at Petersburg. Two corps of the Union army led by Winfield S. Hancock, in company with much of the army's cavalry, crossed the river and attacked the Confederate defenses south of Richmond on July 27, 1864. That inconclusive fighting occurred along the River Road (modern Rte 5).
The next day, July 28, Hancock sent his cavalry eastward via the Long Bridge Road in an effort to extend around the Confederate flank. An aggressive small Confederate battlegroup consisting of infantry from both the First Corps and the Third Corps led by General Richard H. Anderson dashed eastward to block that movement. Anderson's three brigades attacked southward into and across the Enroughty Farm (the modern Butler property), striking dismounted cavalry from both Torbert's and Gregg's divisions. For a short period there was very heavy action. The Confederates captured one piece of Union horse artillery, probably either on the Butler property, or possibly just off it to the east. Eventually the Union cavalry became organized enough to counterattack effectively, driving the Confederates off the field in some disarray. They captured several Confederate flags in the encounter.
This action represented the heaviest fighting during the First Deep Bottom Campaign. Hancock suspended his offensive and retired south of the James. Total casualties in the July 28 fight at the Enroughty Farm surpassed 800 (350 Federals and approximately 500 Confederates).
Deirdra Johnson & Irma Lenoris Johnson
spray painted tombs
Tombs are now laying on their sides, are open,
broken, or grave stones have been left in disarray.
Many tombs have been uprooted from their
given locations. This cemetery in particular was
in upheaval due to the mississippi river across the
street, the storm surge, flood waters from the broken
levee....etc. There were many reports of tombs, coffins,
and the dead all floating in the flood water.
Merrick Cemetery
St. Bernard Parish in Violet, LA
(next to Camp Hope)