In case anyone's been wondering where I've been lately, it's on a Civil War history forum I recently found; here's a link to a thread I did last week on a movie project I worked on in August, 1990 between Glory ( 1989 ) and Last of the Mohicans( 1991 ):
42.62 KB This is another of those Polaroids used for continuity, this time by costumes/wardrobe, showing the "captins" ( Union navy officers ) on the deck of the U.S.S. Congress; yours truly at right.
Now THAT sound fascinating, ... could not imagine what being inside one of those things was actually like, especially in the summer. Add the noise of the cannons during a battle, the noise & vibration of one taking a hit, ... they had to be some tough cookies on both sides.