Hello. I am new here with this go-round, but I believe I had an account many years ago (the password reset would not work for me). I am starting this thread because I am a history teacher (and longtime Civil War buff) who makes videos for my students and YouTube. The main point of this thread is that I am currently working on a video documenting the daily lives of Civil War soldiers, and I would like to request help in gathering a few more photos.
1) I do not expect much luck with this first one because it seems as though there is only one surviving photo of Confederate bandsmen taken in the field. The only one I can find is this one, taken in North Carolina in 1862. If anyone knows of others, I would love to include at least one more in the video.
I was also able to find these two, apparently of a set of brothers taken in Mississippi.
2) I also have a very vivid memory, which could be a false one, of a painting or sketch of soldiers marching toward imminent battle and discarding their playing cards and dice along the side of the road. The video will document how this was a common occurrence because soldiers did not want these items found on them if they happened to be killed in battle. My mind is convinced that I have seen this on one of those box-set Civil War cards that I collected over 30 years ago, but I cannot find any evidence that such a painting or sketch ever existed.
3) Other items I could not find were real photos of Confederate shebangs in the field, letters with REALLY poor handwriting/spelling, photos of the raccoon, goat, and wolverine regimental mascots, and good photos or sketches of soldiers playing baseball (a painting would serve well here, too). Sadly, the only baseball photo I could find was the well-known one with the soldiers lined up in formation in the forefront (this photo was taken inside of a fort).
Anyway, I have probably rambled on enough. I hope I have placed this request in the proper place and look forward to interacting with others and seeing many more great photos in the future. I have been thoroughly impressed by how often my image searches have led me to this community. I hope to eventually have a complete video series documenting everything from 1850-1877, and I have no doubt that this community is full of wonderful people who can aid in this endeavor.
1) I do not expect much luck with this first one because it seems as though there is only one surviving photo of Confederate bandsmen taken in the field. The only one I can find is this one, taken in North Carolina in 1862. If anyone knows of others, I would love to include at least one more in the video.
I was also able to find these two, apparently of a set of brothers taken in Mississippi.
2) I also have a very vivid memory, which could be a false one, of a painting or sketch of soldiers marching toward imminent battle and discarding their playing cards and dice along the side of the road. The video will document how this was a common occurrence because soldiers did not want these items found on them if they happened to be killed in battle. My mind is convinced that I have seen this on one of those box-set Civil War cards that I collected over 30 years ago, but I cannot find any evidence that such a painting or sketch ever existed.
3) Other items I could not find were real photos of Confederate shebangs in the field, letters with REALLY poor handwriting/spelling, photos of the raccoon, goat, and wolverine regimental mascots, and good photos or sketches of soldiers playing baseball (a painting would serve well here, too). Sadly, the only baseball photo I could find was the well-known one with the soldiers lined up in formation in the forefront (this photo was taken inside of a fort).
Anyway, I have probably rambled on enough. I hope I have placed this request in the proper place and look forward to interacting with others and seeing many more great photos in the future. I have been thoroughly impressed by how often my image searches have led me to this community. I hope to eventually have a complete video series documenting everything from 1850-1877, and I have no doubt that this community is full of wonderful people who can aid in this endeavor.
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