I mainly work on articles relating to southern England and rivers and Roman roads, plus anything else that catches my interest. I take lots of photos wherever I go to upload to commons.
George Norman Barnard (December 23, 1819 – February 4, 1902) was an American photographer who was one of the first to use daguerreotype, the first commercially available form of photography, in the United States. A fire in 1853 destroyed the grain elevators in Oswego, New York, an event Barnard photographed. Historians consider these some of the first "news" photographs. Barnard also photographed Abraham Lincoln's 1861 inauguration. Barnard is best known for American Civil War era photos. He was the official army photographer for the Military Division of the Mississippi commanded by Union general William T. Sherman; his 1866 book, Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, showed the devastation of the war. This photograph, by Mathew Brady, shows Barnard c. 1865.Photograph credit: Mathew Brady; restored by Adam Cuerden
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For the incredibly helpful work and time you put into getting Gungnyeo and Musuri to have clearer descriptions, I, award Charlesdrakew this copyeditor's barnstar. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work!Caspian blue 20:16, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
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For ORIGINALly helping me when I was a new Wikipedian. Thanks to you, I am where I am today. The Arbiter★★★ 23:45, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
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Please, accept this well-earned reward for your efforts here on Wikipedia, friend! May you continue to aid others and devote your fine skill to editing articles here! God bless you! Celestialwarden11 (talk) 21:33, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
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I'm really impressed how you turned a tense situation regarding the Councils/tobacco situation into a way to welcome and teach a newbie. Cheers! A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 12:58, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
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You rock! Thanks for being an awesome Wikipedian and helping so much! Theopolisme (talk) 21:17, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
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Congratulations on hitting 25k in edits!! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia, Charles :) SarahStierch (talk) 22:46, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks Kisulius (talk) 08:46, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
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