Question to members.

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Hello everybody. I keep this photo on my p.c since a long time, it seems to good to be true, do you think this is a real USCW photo, or a re-enactor ?

 

[Jimklag]

Hello everybody. I keep this photo on my p.c since a long time, it seems to good to be true, do you think this is a real USCW photo, or a re-enactor ?
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Welcome, @MAJOR DUNDEE . Glad to have you with us.

 

[LoriAnn]

Welcome to CivilWarTalk.

I think this photo has been examined here in the past, and it was determined to be a reenactor. However, I could be remembering that wrong. So let's see what those in the know have to say. Someone should be along shortly.

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

Yes, it is a reenactor. Somewhere on this site, it was earlier discussed, as LoriAnn mentioned.
I've also seen it discussed on other Facebook Civil War groups, and the same determination was made.
Thanks for asking!

 

[kel1985]

Welcome from Pittsburgh, I am gonna go with the consensus on this, I believe that I've seen this pic listed as a reenactor shot.

 

[redbob]

Welcome to the forum from Alabama and whether it is Civil War or later; it's still a good picture.

 

[Podad]

Whether it's Modern or ACW era it's a good image. Welcome from Georgia

 

[JOHN42768]

Welcome, enjoy

 

[reading48]

Hello and Greetings from the Heart of the Anthracite Coal Region in Penna.

To me it would not matter......very .. Photo....

 

[Patrick H]

Hi and welcome. I believe it's a reenactor. The visual clue I see has nothing to do with his uniform or equipment. He appears to be standing in a field of machine-cut corn. The stalks are all neatly cut at the same height. A modern combine with a picker head has harvested that crop.

 

[bankerpapaw]

Welcome from Arkansas. Good looking picture!!

 

[AUG]

Previous thread on it here: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/reenactor-or-real.119080/

He's a reenactor from the Centennial. Here's the original source: http://wesclark.com/jw/k_1960.html

Scroll down to the bottom there, and under "Postcard Images" click on #6.

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Thanks for your quick answers, yes, it's a fine picture...but a bit disapointed it's not a real civil war era photo.