'Have you ever seen a photograph of a person you knew you would never forget? Has a photograph influenced you to change your opinion on an important issue?' Jason and Brandon Liljenquist set about their Civil War collection to commemorate the young men of the conflict
Boy Soldiers: The Bravery Of Young Civil War Soldiers Before They Were Sent To Face The Horror Of Battle Captured In Poignant Photos -- Daily Mail
Staggered by the youth of the brutal armies which fought for the future of the United States of America, two brothers set about collecting one of the most comprehensive collections of Civil War photography in existence.
Jason and Brandon Liljenquist were both brought up as good Southern boys in thrall to Robert E. Lee and the the myth of the brave Confederate forces outmatched by the relentless and efficient Union armies of the north.
But when they bought a 145-year-old photograph of a young Union drummer boy, the two young men became entranced and set about a collection which became 700 images strong and became so important that they donated it to the Library of Congress.
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My Comment: They all have that look of someone who knows that they will be dead in a few weeks.
2 comments:
I don't see that.
I see the same pictures my Troops took in Iraq - holding an instrument, posing bravely with their weapons or equipment, stealing each other's cigars.
Replace that cannon with a helicopter and I could show you half a dozen shots that are nearly identical from my Soldiers in Iraq.
I find it striking that Soldiers are much the same whether they were photographed in 1865, 1965, or 2009.
HOOAH!
Orion
your so right watched a program about army recruits as a veteran of Vietnam so young
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