Nashville in 1864 (left) and today (right). Images from "Killing Ground, Photographs of the Civil War and the Changing American Landscapes."
This is Hallowed Ground? Story aired: Friday, November 11, 2005
While fighting continues in Iraq, we look back on this Veterans Day to another war.
A new book juxtaposes historical photographs of Civil War battlefields with contemporary photos of the sites.
The photographer is John Huddleston, professor of art at Middlebury College in Vermont. The photographs are currently on display at the DeCordova museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Guests:
Photographer John Huddleston author of "Killing Ground, Photographs of the Civil War and the Changing American Landscapes"