JPK Huson 1863
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2012
- Location
- Central Pennsylvania
The war was quite simply everywhere, permeating life's fabric, seeping through keyholes of doors determinedly shut against its intrusion. Visiting families in the form of sons and fathers and brothers or uncles missing in their midst away somewhere over distant horizons it was a rare household unaffected between the years 1861 and 1865. Children born in the late 1850's could not remember a world not at war, peers born a few years later would join them in one day having to learn how to adjust to a world at peace.
Here's how they coped. We see these photographs and imagine it is merely parents dressing children as tiny soldiers. Not so sure. Guessing it is also children identifying with the men of their world. It's all they knew, and for all they knew war was the whole world, which doesn't occur to us as outsiders looking in from a 150 year's distance.
Have to say, a couple look pretty 'real' . Please no one take that as an op to begin an argument. I said they look real.
This says " Taken New Haven Ct. June 14-1861 ". Yes, there is a photographer's stand behind him. Does not mean post mortem, lots of posers had these behind them. This is surely just a child dressed up.
Ok, well having given these two a fourth, fifth and 6th look there is something fishy here. Rats The boy on the right is frankly upset, not just camera shy. Boy on left has extremely awkward form on left hand and now, with photo larger, an odd eye. Thought it was just a nice, patriotic kids image, not so sure.
We all know who was surrounded by soldiers and war. Tad Lincoln's photo also shows us how exact children's uniforms could be.
She is too dear.
These 2 are a riot. Could you imagine the boy really trying to cart that drum anywhere?
So this-assuming a child with barrel of gun almost as long as his forearm
The older one looks to be old enough to have been a drummer boy- no uniform. Both have stands behind them. Perhaps a father or brother was in a band? There's a genuine belt worn by the youngest boy, both drums look very real.
Just a little military, brass buttoned jacket
Popular theme, children being dressed as drummers.
Or just in proximity, without the dress
Now for the real thing? That's a real drum harness he's wearing. Maybe in some local band.
I think maybe he's supposed to be zouave?
Very fierce.
Here's how they coped. We see these photographs and imagine it is merely parents dressing children as tiny soldiers. Not so sure. Guessing it is also children identifying with the men of their world. It's all they knew, and for all they knew war was the whole world, which doesn't occur to us as outsiders looking in from a 150 year's distance.
Have to say, a couple look pretty 'real' . Please no one take that as an op to begin an argument. I said they look real.
This says " Taken New Haven Ct. June 14-1861 ". Yes, there is a photographer's stand behind him. Does not mean post mortem, lots of posers had these behind them. This is surely just a child dressed up.
Ok, well having given these two a fourth, fifth and 6th look there is something fishy here. Rats The boy on the right is frankly upset, not just camera shy. Boy on left has extremely awkward form on left hand and now, with photo larger, an odd eye. Thought it was just a nice, patriotic kids image, not so sure.
We all know who was surrounded by soldiers and war. Tad Lincoln's photo also shows us how exact children's uniforms could be.
She is too dear.
These 2 are a riot. Could you imagine the boy really trying to cart that drum anywhere?
So this-assuming a child with barrel of gun almost as long as his forearm
The older one looks to be old enough to have been a drummer boy- no uniform. Both have stands behind them. Perhaps a father or brother was in a band? There's a genuine belt worn by the youngest boy, both drums look very real.
Just a little military, brass buttoned jacket
Popular theme, children being dressed as drummers.
Or just in proximity, without the dress
Now for the real thing? That's a real drum harness he's wearing. Maybe in some local band.
I think maybe he's supposed to be zouave?
Very fierce.