Civil War Faces - Photo Collection

[arcticap]

From the Library of Congress photostream on Flickr are a large number of rare original photographs that were donated by a private collector. Enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157625520211184/with/5228570087/

 

[jdub3]

Very cool pics. Thanks for the link, I find this stuff fascinating.

 

[72coupe]

I wonder how many of us are related to some of those guys?

 

[floridaboy]

Doubt that I'm related to any of them. So far as I know, all of my ancestors fought for the South.

 

[Ohio Gun Guy]

Very interesting..... Some of them were just kids!

Some of the better pictures let you really see the person, adds some weight to those casualty figures........

 

[Caliper_Mi]

Anyone else notice that all the photos are reversed? All the letters are backwards?

Interesting to see the variation in expressions from confident to scared...

 

[sebou]

Verry interesting .
Thanks a lot for the link.
I'm just thinking, this man seems to be myself ! lol
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/5228564697/in/set-72157625520211184

 

[72coupe]

Florida boy many of the pictures are labeled "unknown Confederate Soldier".