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Yesterday I was in uniform for our civil war group
and I was able to finally get a photo. Most of the
time it's usually too busy to get a photo as there
are not enough of us. i decided long ago to not hide
the fact that I had long hair. It was my trademark and
will continue to be my trademark until the day I die.
Sometimes i've tied into a pony tail but many time i've left it hanging down not tied up. And at 58 years old there
is lots of grey hair.
Hi LHIA,
This is a great picture. In school I hated History class. However, nowadays I find history very interesting. I think it would be very neat to observe a Civil War reenactment. Thanks for the nice pic and have a great weekend my friend!
Ted
Thank you.
I've always been a student of history, especially the civil war.
A number of relatives are involved in it. A number of other relatives were involved in it before they died. The sad part of it is much of the history of the civil war is gone forever, and in some schools they no longer teach about the civil war.
Our group are not re-enactors, we are a group that honors those who answered Lincoln's call to save the union. There are re-enactor groups, as well civil war round tables
These years mark the 150th anniversary of the civil war. 620,000 died in the war. In many families you had family members on both sides of the war. (Union vs confederate, father vs son,
brother vs brother, etc.)
I would strongly suggest seeing the new Lincoln movie. (and no he isn't a vampire hunter in this one.)
Hi Long Hair In Albany,
You are looking classy! Your hair is looking awesome as well. It must be cold out in the field.
Good to see you again.
best,
rowie
Thank you. Actually it's not cold. The civil war uniforms are
made of wool so they are ideal for winter weather. The uniforms
are not ideal in the height of summer when it is in the 90s and the dew point is in the 70s.
This is one of the few times where i'm not wearing my usual cut off shorts.
Are you representing any particular unit (of the Civil War) or
is that a generic union uniform?
It's a generic uniform.
Hi 'LHIA' - gr8 shot = LOVE IT !!! cheers CEM.
Thank you.
Nice! :-)
Here are a few more guys wearing them too. (Circa 1865.)
J
Hello Justin,
Have you seen the Django movie yet? I am amused that you have darkened the skin of two of the guys on the left side to make them look like Black Americans. I know the tallest guy is actually Abraham Lincoln himself who is reputed to have stood at the grand height of 6'3.
cheers,
Duncan
I believe this is the original photo from the library of congress.
I must have my screen settings (brightness, contrast, gamma, etc.) set very different to you, Duncan. On my screen all three people have typical Caucasian pink skin colour.
If it's Justin who added the colour, he got it dead right for my screen.
Damon
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Hello Damon, I do have a darkened computer screen and forgot about that. My eyes are sensitive to light and see well at night.I am a keen historian and have seen that photograph in American books on the Civil War.
Duncan
Sorry to be nit picking but since this is a subject that I actually
know something about, the photo was taken in 1862 sometime after
the battle of Antietum and Lincoln I believe was 6' 4".
I think the age of the picture may have something to do with the
darkness of it.
I'm posting a link on photography in the civil war.
it was very crude by todays standards.
A far cry from that 35mm camera you used a a few years ago
or the digital camera you use today.
Yes, a far cry indeed and how fascinating that link was to read. Thank you for posting. Despite all and considering how various photographic inventions worked, to myself and many others, it is absolutely remarkable the detail that was captured. When attempting to colorize a photograph taken almost 150 years ago, much has to be considered, for there is nobody living today that can tell us just what color a certain ob ject was as well as skin tone, and certainly no other color images to refer to. With the other photo, I stated "Circa 1865" which means dating to somewhere close to that date which of course was correct. The photo above is the last known photograph of President Lincoln ever taken. The crack seen in this photograph was because the process used placed a negative image of the subject on to a fragile piece of Glass and the image had been dropped and unfortunately cracked. When black felt or paper is placed behind this type of photo, the result is a positive of that image........and these images were normally inset into a folding hard composition decorative case with a brass embossed or decorated border that surrounded the picture. Thanks again for posting that link. All the best-
Justin~
You're welcome.
One thing I would mention is You should keep your eyes open
when you go to yard sales, swap meets, flea markets, etc. While these old photographs are very rare now you just might be surprised one day with one of these rare photographs that someone
found in their parents basement.
So interesting that you should have mentioned this. Back when I was about 16, a friend of mine and I went to an antique show in town. Someone there had a large album of Tin Types, and since I collected these, I looked them over. They were all of the little small variety of about 1-1/2"x1/1-1/2" inches. I spotted what appeared to be Lincoln and next to that photo his wife, Mary Todd. I had my friend look, but we both couldn't believe that this could be for real. I asked the dealer if she would sell me these two photos out of the book and she said no......all for 5.00. She also noted: "Is that Abraham Lincoln?" (We both acted as dumb as we could.) So, I rushed out and got on my bike and went home and grabbed the only 5.00 that I had. When I returned to the show ready to buy that whole book of small Tin Types, BOTH OF THOSE PHOTOS HAD BEEN REMOVED! (The dealer "claimed" she didn't know what happened.........but I think she really did.) Were they authentic? I will never know. And one more case when about 25 years old in Brimfield Mass. I spotted a photo of Brahms in a beat up frame, and I also spotted that it was signed and there were some musical notes under the signature. Dated something like 1888. (Brahms died in 1897.) Frauds abound of these things and so when I heard the price was 400.00, I lost interest, in buying anyway, but throughout the day kept coming back to that picture. When the dealer was not looking, I slightly wetted my finger and just touched the signature a little and the ink smudged a tiny bit. So, this was NOT a printed signature as was so often done with a famous Composers photo! But, 400.00? I was 65 miles from home. The show was open again the next day and meanwhile I had a chance to get from savings the 400.00 for that picture. Was I EVER excitied! I returned early the next day and the picture was nowhere to be seen. I asked this dealer about the picture and was told that she had decided not to sell it and had put it in the trunk of her car. Darn! I waved the cash in her face and she looked tempted. She finally said 500.00 would take it. I was so mad you wouldn't believe so just walked off. Several years later I saw the picture: "1888 Photo of Joahnnes Brahms with Autograpthed Musical Quotation." It was for sale from some Historic Autograph House in Ny City, and with it a price of 3,500.00! (Considered alot then, today probably 50,000.00? Who knows.)
Justin~
I would mention at this point that you really need to know
what you're doing to if you get involved in the collectables field.
For me that became evident years ago when the local reporters
were on a a plane when Ted Williams son was spending the flight
practicing signing his dads signature. The upshot was Ted Williams never signed his own autograph. Both dad and son have since died. But the upshot is you really need to know what you're doing to enter the field of collectables.
With all my interest in history and the civil war i've never
entered the field of collectables. With all my interest in
science fiction and sports i've also never entered those collectable fields either.
In other words buyer beware.