"Off to the Reunion, 1914

[John Hartwell]

Library of Congress: http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b11719/
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Now, there's a man whose story I'd like to hear!

 

[Badgercwcollector]

Still wears his Cav. sword proudly !

 

[O' Be Joyful]

Still wears his Cav. sword proudly !

Indeed.

And, despite his age and whatever infirmities...with that child upon his back... he was young, again, and taken back, I believe... or wanted to be... to another day.

Oh, that we were young, again...what miracles we could bring.

 

[O' Be Joyful]

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[JPK Huson 1863]

Oh I don't know. Not sure how much you'd have to pay me to do it all over and I didn't march off to war. Bet he's pretty happy to be a lot of years out from that awful war.

It's a wonderful image, thanks for posting these two!

 

[O' Be Joyful]

Oh I don't know. Not sure how much you'd have to pay me to do it all over and I didn't march off to war. Bet he's pretty happy to be a lot of years out from that awful war.

He maybe, didn't have a choice, Annie...or maybe he volunteered? Who knows? Do not take this, wrong, but, sometimes I believe some here are overly judgemental..or misunderstand...what war is/was.

p.s. I enjoy your posts, and I mean that.

 

[lelliott19]

Love this picture @John Hartwell Thanks for sharing it. Since @Boonslick showed us this site that will colorize images, I just had to do this one.

 

[JOHN42768]

Great photo of an obviously great man. To be that spry at his age after what he must have gone through shouts greatness

 

[John Hartwell]

Love this picture @John Hartwell Thanks for sharing it. Since @Boonslick showed us this site that will colorize images, I just had to do this one.
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I tried a couple of times, but the flag never was as red as in yours:

And, the only major drawback I see with that program is that Union uniforms always seem to turn out black. Have you had any luck getting blue?

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

I just can't get enough of this photo! This is so great!

 

[donna]

Nice photo. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Kip124thNY]

Love photos like this from of the past. Tahnks for posting.

 

[John Hartwell]

I just can't get enough of this photo! This is so great!

If only the little girl was smiling, it would be just about perfect. It would make a good avatar:

 

[donna]

She does look like she could cry. I wonder if that her grandpa.

 

[Taylin]

On the shoulders of giants

 

[John Hartwell]

She does look like she could cry. I wonder if that her grandpa.

Maybe he's Rumplestiltskin collecting on his debt.

Or, maybe she's just remembering that she was told never to smile for a camera.

 

[John Hartwell]

Oh I don't know. Not sure how much you'd have to pay me to do it all over and I didn't march off to war. Bet he's pretty happy to be a lot of years out from that awful war.

Annie, don't ever lose that Great Heart of yours!