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Friday, July 27, 2012

Civil War Photo Friday: The Faces of Black Soldiers

This photo has been published a lot. It shows Company E of the 4th U.S. Colored Infantry, at Fort Lincoln, District of Columbia, and is freely available from the Library of Congress.

I love the faces in this photo with all their individual expressions and characters, so I downloaded the 86 megabyte version and zoomed in on some of the individuals.

The tall fellow in the center caught my attention first. . .

. . .then I noticed this determined man near him.


Others look warily at the camera. . .


. . .while others seem more relaxed. . .


. . .or even a bit amused at what's probably their first photo shoot.


The Library of Congress has thousands of hi-res images of the Civil War and other periods. Check them out to see some faces from the past!

2 comments:

  1. The faces of soldiers tell a lot about their experience and their intent.

    Interesting post, thanks for sharing the closeups.

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