Are we sure this is real? I mean, if it is, it's really, really cool -Lincoln the photobomber. But I'm wondering.
Something bout this photo bothers me, so I went looking for other photos of Lincoln with soldiers. In all that I could find, the soldiers are standing respectfully by Lincoln, with the one exception of the photo in the tent with McClellan, but then we know how much respect Little Mac had for the President.
In this picture, however, everyone is just lounging around like they would on any other day and don't seem to even notice that Lincoln is there, neither is he interacting with them in any way. Just seems so odd that no one seems to care that THE PRESIDENT is there!
I found this little piece whilst searching, that others might find as interesting as I did.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/will-the-real-abraham-lincoln-please-stand-up-3431/?
Just click on the interactive photo thingie at the bottom and it will just take you to the pictures.Yes, that's what makes it really, really intriguing (if it's genuine). Sorry I couldn't read through the link though. (It was just taking way too long to get to the point, and my patience has been short lately. )
brass, you slay me!!!Interesting! Never saw that one before. I like the way he just kind of blends into the background, kind of like Alfred Hitchcock making a cameo appearance in his movies.
Agreed. He is looking one way and the soldiers around him are looking every which direction!That is so weird that he is just sitting there and no one is paying any attention to him or even looking at him. Maybe it is his ghost or forerunner!
Something bout this photo bothers me, so I went looking for other photos of Lincoln with soldiers. In all that I could find, the soldiers are standing respectfully by Lincoln, with the one exception of the photo in the tent with McClellan, but then we know how much respect Little Mac had for the President.
In this picture, however, everyone is just lounging around like they would on any other day and don't seem to even notice that Lincoln is there, neither is he interacting with them in any way. Just seems so odd that no one seems to care that THE PRESIDENT is there!
I found this little piece whilst searching, that others might find as interesting as I did.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/will-the-real-abraham-lincoln-please-stand-up-3431/?
I'm not sure about that unit ID too. The weapons, accoutrements, and uniforms all look like infantry (militia?) to me. Any idea of a date?
So he is just chillin' with his homies?
The several shakos and white crossbelts on the sergeant at right beside the flag look like those worn by the U. S. Marines, seen here in a familiar photo said to date from 1864. The marines stationed at the Washington Navy Yard often served as guards and sentries in D. C. As for the 5th N. Y. Cavalry, I believe its members often served as Lincoln's escorts like on his morning and evening rides to the White House and back to the Soldiers' Home when he was staying at the President's Cottage in the summer months. Lincoln became very familiar to ( and with ) these various guards and sentries, making it entirely possible he could "blend in" with them in a group photo like this without causing a fuss.
So he is just chillin' with his homies?
The several shakos and white crossbelts on the sergeant at right beside the flag look like those worn by the U. S. Marines, seen here in a familiar photo said to date from 1864. The marines stationed at the Washington Navy Yard often served as guards and sentries in D. C. As for the 5th N. Y. Cavalry, I believe its members often served as Lincoln's escorts like on his morning and evening rides to the White House and back to the Soldiers' Home when he was staying at the President's Cottage in the summer months. Lincoln became very familiar to ( and with ) these various guards and sentries, making it entirely possible he could "blend in" with them in a group photo like this without causing a fuss.