The gallant Pelham

[Andersonh1]

I have not run across L. J. Hayes colorizations before, but the work done to colorize this photo of Major John Pelham is excellent. It really brings him to life in a way that the black and white original does not.

https://www.facebook.com/379724698876561/photos/rpp.379724698876561/884368385078854/?type=3&theater

 

[jackt62]

Very lifelike!

 

[lelliott19]

Very well done. Especially the skin tones and the eyes. Very nice!

 

[White Flint Bill]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Badgercwcollector]

WOW !!!

 

[mofederal]

That is a very interesting image of John Pelham. I love the colorization. I know the image was taken while he was on furlough from West Point. I assume the buttons are West point, but I do not know much about the hat badge. Any info on it would be appreciated. Thanks @Andersonh1 for posting it.

 

[dixie1861]

That is so neat! Amazing

 

[redbob]

When Pelham was killed, his body was returned to Alabama and buried in the Jacksonville City Cemetery . He was born and raised in Alexandria near Fort McClellan's (named after George B.) Artillery Range which was named Pelham Range to honor John. When the Range was active the booming of the big guns could be heard both at the site of Pelham's home and his grave (which I thought was a fitting tribute to the memory of the "Gallant Pelham").

 

[tokashikibop]

Very skillful, the work makes you pause for a moment.

 

[JOHN42768]

Great job

 

[sjw83071]

Wow!

 

[vmicraig]

He looks so young, almost child-like. But then again, you also had Generals in their 20's and 30's, it was a different day and age! To wit: Galusha Pennypacker (June 1, 1844 – October 1, 1916) was a Union general during the American Civil War. He is to this day the youngest person to hold the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army; at the age of 20, he remains the only general too young to vote for the president who appointed him.

 

[Mike Serpa]

This looks like the source photo.

 

[Buckeye Bill]

Great job!

In 2016, my son and I stood in the area near the Rappahannock River where this young Confederate Major died at the Battle of Kelly's Ford. Very sobering.....

 

[CW Watch & Sword Guy]

How can one tell what color a person's eyes are from a B&W image? Does the colorizer just have to guess? I've wondered the same thing about gold versus silver oak leaves on shoulder boards.

 

[JPChurch]

That's a good question, what color were Pelham's eyes, is it known for sure??? They could have been brownish green or hazel instead of the sky blue shown in the colorization.....

 

[Larryh86GT]

That is well done..

 

[jcrook]

 

[Stony]

Looks like a high school kid.

 

[Stony]

How can one tell what color a person's eyes are from a B&W image? Does the colorizer just have to guess? I've wondered the same thing about gold versus silver oak leaves on shoulder boards.

Blue eyes from a tintype photo are washed out or ghostlike. The lighter the eye color the lighter they appear.
Pelham's don't so his eyes are prolly brown.