Standing in Virginia's capitol square is a statue of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, one of the South's most skillful tacticians during the American Civil War. Stonewall was given this nickname when he successfully withheld the enemy against overwhelming odds during the first Battle of Bull Run on July 21st, 1861. This statue was commissioned after the death of Stonewall in order to honor his valiant efforts during the Civil War and was sculpted by John Henry Foley in 1875.
From the collection of Fred Bodin of Gloucester, MA. Fred was a long time resident and well-known photographer of Gloucester and had one of the best private collections of New England nautical photographs in private hands. Fred was a photojournalist having graduated with this degree from Syracuse University and worked for Yankee Magazine. Fred passed away in 2016 and HIP purchased his collection from his estate.